Chicken Poppy Seed Salad

Salad:
Spinach leaves
Romaine lettuce
Grilled chicken, sliced (best if marinated in Lemon Grilled Chicken Marmelade, but if you don’t have time, just grill with lost of lemon pepper seasoning)
Red onion, sliced thinly
Crispy bacon, crumbled
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Toasted almonds -or you can sugar the almonds. Put sliced almonds in a pan with lots of granulated sugar (about equal amounts). Cook on medium heat until sugar melts, coating the almonds as they brown.
Lemon grilled chicken:
Juice of one lemon (3 T lemon juice)
3 T oil
1 t minced garlic (2 large cloves)
1 t salt
¼ t pepper
½ t oregano
1 lb chicken breasts
Marinate the chicken overnight. For salad, dice the raw chicken and marinate it that way so there is more surface area to marinate. You can get away with marinating for a shorter amount of time this way. Grilling is best, but cooking in a skillet is great too.
The Dressing:
1 1/3 c sugar
2 t salt
2 t dry mustard
2/3 c red wine vinegar
3 T maui or vidalia onion, chopped
2 cups canola oil
3 T poppy seeds
Mix the first 5 ingredients in a blender, then slowly add the oil, blending until thick. Stir in poppy seeds. Toss all ingredients together with generous amount of dressing before serving.