Taste of Home
Apple Lettuce Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + chilling
YIELD: 12 servings.
Apples and lettuce pair up in this colorful and crunchy salad that you can make ahead for a gathering. The sweet and tangy vinaigrette dressing coats the apple nicely and keeps them from turning brown.
-Marlene Muckenhirn, Delano, Minnesota
Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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2 tablespoons cider vinegar
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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4-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
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1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Dash ground nutmeg
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1 medium red apple, chopped
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1 medium green apple, chopped
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6 cups torn green leaf lettuce
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6 cups torn red leaf lettuce
Directions
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1.
In a large salad bowl, whisk the first 10 ingredients until blended. Add apples; toss to coat. Place lettuce over apple mixture (do not toss). Refrigerate; toss just before serving.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 50 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 41mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.
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