Apple Salad with Candies Walnuts and Cranberries

This salad’s ready to celebrate. Thinly sliced crispy apples, candied walnuts, cranberries and lettuce tossed with simple vinaigrette.

This is totally a show-off salad……Its tasty, pretty and interesting. That’s thanks to a combination of simple, flavorful ingredients. Together, they make a festive holiday salad that’s a celebration of food and flavor.

In this recipe I have used both red and green apples, which gives a sweet and tangy flavor. However, you could go with either of them. Just make sure to drizzle them with lime after cutting to stop them from browning.

The dressing is very simple as we don’t want it to steal the show with all the fabulous textures and flavors going in. It’s just a basic vinaigrette dressing.

For candied walnuts you can refer to my Mandarin Orange Salad. You can also replace walnuts with pine nuts or almonds. Adding nuts gives this salad an added crunch to it.

The best part about his salad is that you can prep the ingredients individually and combine all just before serving.

Well to sum up this salad is fresh and bright with the zingy dressing, the crisp sweet juiciness of apple, and the lettuce, with added flavor and textures from the cranberries and the crunch of the candied walnuts. Perfect for a festive gathering.

It’s quick easy and simple. Do give this a try!

Apple Salad with Candies Walnuts and Cranberries

Recipe by TinaCourse: SaladsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Thinly sliced crispy apples, candied walnuts, cranberries and lettuce tossed with simple vinaigrette.

Ingredients

• 1 small Lettuce head

• 1 Red Apple

• 1 Green Apple

• 3/4th cup Candies Walnuts

• 1/4th cup Dried Cranberries

• For the dressing

• 1/3rd cup Olive Oil

• 1/4th cup Apple Cider Vinegar

• 2-3 tbsp Apple Juice

• 2 tbsp honey

• ½ tsp Chili Flakes

• Salt to taste

Directions

• In a large bowl layer the lettuce, apples, candied walnuts and dried cranberries. (After cutting the apples just make sure to drizzle the apples with lime juice to stop them from browning).
• To prepare the vinaigrette, into a mason jar add the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, apple juice, honey, chili flakes and salt. Tightly screw the lid and shake it vigorously until everything is completely combined.
• Just before serving pour the dressing into the salad and toss till the salad ingredients are evenly coated.

Notes

• You can make the dressing ahead and refrigerate it. Just remember to bring it to room temperature then shake it well.
• Add some lime juice to the cut apples to stop them from browning.
• And for apple juice, you can use any canned apple juice.
• You can also replace walnuts with pine nuts or almonds.

If you give this recipe a try, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it (once you’ve tried it), and take a picture and tag #tinas_kitchendiarieds on Instagram! I’d love to see what you come up with.

Happy Cooking!!