Spinach Salad with Apples and Mustard Vinaigrette

I love salads. Make that I really love salads and they're so good for you. I come from a family of women that make fabulous salads and when we get together at family functions I'm always anticipating some new masterpiece to add to my repertoire.

This one came from my mother and was originally made with bibb lettuce which tastes wonderful of course but I like the added vitamin punch the spinach gives and a bag of prewashed, precut spinach at Costco is so cheap that I always have one on hand.

Don't forget to toast the walnuts, it's the difference between "This is good" and "Wow! Can I get the recipe?"

For the dressing:
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Dijon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

For the salad:
6 cups bibb lettuce (or spinach)
2 cups chopped Granny Smith apple
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup toasted walnuts

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