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

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield 12 servings (1 cup each)

Test Kitchen Approved

This apple walnut salad is tangy, sweet and delicious. The simple salad greens are balanced with tart cranberries and Gorgonzola cheese, all tossed with a quick apple cider vinaigrette.

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.

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

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