Perfect Winter Salad Recipe

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"This is my most-requested salad recipe. It is delicious as a main dish with grilled chicken breast or as a side salad. I think it's so good, I sometimes eat it as dessert!" DeNae Shewmake, Burnsville, Minnesota

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Perfect Winter Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallot
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 packages (5 ounces each) spring mix salad greens
  • 2 medium tart apples, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; whisk in oil. Chill until serving.
  • In a salad bowl, combine the salad greens, apples, cherries, pecans and onion. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Yield: 12 servings (1 cup each).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 235 calories, 18 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Perfect Winter Salad in Taste of Home December/January 2010, p18

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Shallot Substitutions

Shallots are part of the onion family and have a mild onion-garlic flavor. In place of 3 to 4 shallots, use 1 medium onion plus a pinch of garlic powder or (if you like the taste of garlic) 1 minced garlic clove.

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Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2010 by jamocha

Sorry, to clarify my previous comment; I used 1/4c. olive oil and 1/4 c. canola oil to make up the 1/2 c of oil.


Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2010 by jamocha

This recipe is definitely a keeper. I made it for our small group that meets weekly but monthly for a meal. I toasted the pecans and Smart Balance mayo. It was a wonderful mix of apple/maple/pecan flavors. Delicious. I made a 2nd batch up for us at home and used 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 canola for the oil. Still delicious. Can't wait to try it over salmon or chicken salad. The men raved about it. I'm never embarrassed to take T of H recipes; I can always count on them to make me "look good". :)


Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2010 by pissed

I also added a few strawberries. Yum! good with salmon


Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2010 by SharonAntoszyk

Excellent and easy.


Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2010 by lhill63

Awesome


Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2009 by suzstratton

This was a great, quick salad to make. Very full of flavor. I also added chicken for a little substance.

 
 
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