Lettuce and Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

--------------------------------FRUIT SALAD-------------------------------- 3 cn Mandarin orange; drained,

-(11 oz ea.) 3 Grapefruit, pink; peeled,

-seeded and sectioned 6 Bibb lettuce heads; torn in

-bite size pieces ----------------------------POPPY SEED DRESSING---------------------------- 1/4 c Onion; chopped (to 1/2 cup)

3/4 c Vinegar, tarragon

2 tb Vegetable oil

2 1/2 tb Poppy seeds

1 tb Sugar

1 ts Salt

1 ts Dry mustard

3/4 c Oil, vegetable

Combine mandarin oranges, grapefruit sections, and lettuce in a large salad bowl; toss lightly. Serve with Poppy Seed Dressing. Poppy Seed Dressing: Combine first 7 ingredients in container of electric blender; blend well. Slowly add 3/4 cup vegetable oil, continuing to blend until thick. Pour into a jar with a tight-fitting lid, and chill. Shake well before serving. Yield: 2 cups Food Exchange per serving: 1 FRUIT EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, July, 1980. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman. Nancy O`Brion`s Notes: Would for sure use less OIL!