Using a hand blender or small blender jar, blend together for salad dressing:

• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• ¼ of a small onion
• 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. poppy seeds
• ½ tsp. yellow mustard

Then stir into dressing:

• ½ tsp. poppy seeds

Toss the following ingredients together for the salad:

• 1 head red leaf lettuce, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces
• ½ pound white mushrooms, cleaned and chopped
• 2 avocados, diced
• 5 mandarin oranges, peeled, sectioned, and cut in small pieces

Pour dressing over, toss, and serve immediately.