Back to healthy eating and enjoying this tasty salad! I’ve always enjoyed the combination of apples and walnuts. The addition of fresh cranberries makes this apple walnut salad pretty and flavorful!
During the colder months when fresh fruit is harder to find adding an apple to your salad is a good option. The addition of apples and walnuts is a wonderful combination. If you don’t like walnuts try pecans which would also be delicious to this salad. This salad is good in the early spring or in the middle of the winter.
Apple-Walnut Salad
Ingredients:
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup fresh cranberries (frozen work well too)
2 TBSP honey
1 TBSP maple syrup
1 TBSP chopped red onion
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
¾ cup olive oil
2 packages (5oz each) spring mix salad greens
3 medium delicious apples, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Directions:
Make the Cranberry Vinaigrette:
Combine the first seven ingredients in a blender; cover and process until blended. While processing gradually add the oil in a steady stream. Set aside. This dressing looks very attractive on the table in a glass salad bottle.
In a large bowl toss the salad greens, apples and walnuts. Serve with the cranberry vinaigrette.
Makes about eight servings.
A perfect accompaniment with your next spring dinner!
Nancy on the Home Front 
Wow…this sounds SO yummy!!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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I love the sweet and savory flavour contrasts in your wonderful Apple Walnut Salad, Nancy! It really would make a wonderful accompaniment to any dinner or I’d enjoy it for lunch on its own as well. Pinning and sharing. Thank you for being a part of our Hearth and Soul Hop.
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You’re welcome April, adding cranberries is a delightful addition to the dressing!
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so healthy, so yuuum..I need to eat more of these 🙂
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Hi Nancy,
Your Apple Walnut Apple salad looks amazing, thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
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Nancy – What a great salad!! So light and fresh!! Love the apples and walnuts!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Pinned!!
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Elaine,
Yes it’s a great salad! See you at your party tomorrow!
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Wow, this looks fantastic, Nancy. I love the cranberry dressing. I have some pears in the kitchen and am thinking I will use them!
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Cynthia,
Pears would be a wonderful addition! 🙂
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