Contest-Winning Holiday Tossed Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
With its red and green ingredients, this salad is perfect for Christmas meals. Local cranberries and blue cheese make a great combination with salad greens, apples, walnuts and a simple cranberry vinaigrette. It’s a family favorite.
Ingredients
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8 cups torn mixed salad greens
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2 medium red apples, diced
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1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
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1/3 cup dried cranberries
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1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
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1/4 cup sliced green onions
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 tablespoons thawed cranberry juice concentrate
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1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
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Dash salt and pepper
Directions
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1.
In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, apples, blue cheese, cranberries, walnuts and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 144 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.
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