Butter Lettuce With Apricot and Poppy Seed Dressing

Ingredients

• 14 cup apricot preserves
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 12 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 2 large butter lettuce
• rinse and dry
• 1 large carrot
• grated (optional)

Instructions

1. To make the dressing, place the preserves, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a blender.
2. With machine running, gradually add oil until thickened.
3. Stir in poppy seeds (don't blend seeds into dressing or they may pulverize.
4. ).
5. Arrange lettuce leaves on individual salad plates.
6. Serve with dressing passed on the side.
7. If desired sprinkle the dressed greens with the grated carrot.