Apple Salad
Delicious Apple Salad with crisp sweet apples, fresh greens, crunchy pecans, feta, bacon, and vibrant maple cider vinaigrette.
Equipment
- bowl
- mason jar
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 10 oz spring lettuce mix (with spinach)
- 3 medium gala apples cored and thinly chopped
- 1 cup pecans toasted and chopped
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 12 oz bacon cooked and chopped
- ½ small red onion sliced into thin strips
Maple-Cider Vinaigrette
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
Dressing Preparation
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Or add to a mason jar, cover with lid, and shake to blend well.
Salad Assembly
- In a large salad bowl, layer together lettuce blend, apples, pecans, feta, cranberries, bacon, and red onion.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to evenly coat.
- Serve immediately after adding dressing.
Notes
This salad is perfect for autumn but can be enjoyed any day of the year.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 10gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 5mg
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