For the Dressing:

• ⅓ cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice not from a bottle
• 3 TB pure honey
• 2 TB whole grain mustard with visible seeds in it
• 1 TB real mayo
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black peppers plus more to taste

For the Salad:

• 12 oz broccoli florets stems trimmed and torn into little bite-sized pieces
• ¼ cup red onion chopped
• ¼ cup dried cherries or raisins/dried cranberries
• 1 large honeycrisp apple chopped and tossed with a bit of lemon juice
• ½ cup smoky roasted almonds slivered or sliced
• ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese or shredded extra-sharp white cheddar