Apple and Walnut Salad

Name: Apple and Walnut Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 servings (1 cup each).
Ingredients: 5 cups torn romaine; 5 cups torn red leaf lettuce; 1 large red apple, chopped; 1 large green apple, chopped; 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion; 1/3 cup dried cranberries; CIDER VINAIGRETTE:; 3/4 cup apple cider or juice; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 teaspoons honey; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 cup walnut oil or canola oil

This apple walnut salad delivers sweet and tangy flavor to simple salad greens with a quick apple cider vinaigrette, cranberries and Gorgonzola cheese. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

5 cups torn romaine
5 cups torn red leaf lettuce
1 large red apple, chopped
1 large green apple, chopped
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/3 cup dried cranberries
CIDER VINAIGRETTE:
3/4 cup apple cider or juice
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup walnut oil or canola oil

Directions

In a salad bowl, combine the first eight ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk the cider, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper; gradually whisk in oil. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 155 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 187mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Apple-Walnut Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2010

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bergman08

Nov 29, 2015

This has quickly become mine and my families favorite salad. Each ingredient compliments the other. It is simply delicious!
ktrogo

Dec 26, 2012

Made this for Christmas and it was a hit! I will be making this recipe a regular dish at my house.
Joken1983

Aug 1, 2012

We do not like onions we feel they rob you of the tastes of the other contents. We used a blue cheese. With just these couple of changes we will prepare again