Ingredients

　　1/3 cup honey

　　1/4 cup orange juice

　　1/4 cup vegetable oil

　　1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus the juice of 1 lemon

　　1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard

　　1 apple, cored and diced

　　1 banana, sliced

　　1 avocado, peeled and sliced

　　One 11-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained

　　1/4 cup raisins

　　1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

　　For the dressing, combine the honey, orange juice, oil, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, poppy seeds, salt, and mustard in a jar with a tight lid; cover and shake well. Toss the apple, banana, and avocado with juice from 1 lemon to prevent the fruit from turning brown. Combine the fruit, raisins, and nuts in a glass bowl. Add the dressing and stir gently. Serve on red leaf lettuce.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.