California Strawberry Salad

Thanksgiving meal round 2, here we come!  I am contributing a salad and decided on a California Strawberry Salad.  I would have preferred to use goat cheese but it were sold out at the grocery store yesterday - - - feta it is!  This salad has a great mixture of sweet and salty flavours and the sliced almonds add a decent crunch since baby greens are a little on the soft side (that's that she said).  You could add a few shrimp, a salmon steak or a grilled chicken breast to make it a meal.  E.n.j.o.y.

Yields: One big salad for a group

Salad Ingredients
1 head of romaine (you don't need this but I had it in the fridge and wanted to use it up)
1 small container mixed baby greens
1 brick feta OR goat cheese, crumbled
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup sugar toasted sliced almonds (in a fry pan over med. heat mix 3 tbsp sugar & almonds until sugar melts. remove & cool)

Maple Poppy Seed Salad Dressing
3 tablespoons poppy seeds
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
pinch of salt
* mix everything together

Add dressing just before you serve so it doesn't go soggy.