Chicken Spinach and Poppy Seed Salad

1 head romaine chopped
1 bag spinach
1/2 red onion quartered and sliced
1 lb swiss cheese grated
1 lb cooked bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
2-3 cooked chicken breasts cooked and shredded
1/2 cup candied almonds (1/2 cup sugar melted with 1/2 cup almonds stirred in then spread and cooled on wax paper- then broken up)

Dressing:
1 cup sugar
2 tsp dry mustard
2 tsp salt
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup oil
3 tbs poppy seeds

Blend till smooth

Combine all ingredients together, dress before serving