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Holiday Honeycrisp Salad

A vibrant salad featuring fresh apple slices, crunchy toasted pecans, chewy dried cranberries, zippy blue cheese, and a tangy-sweet apple cider vinaigrette.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 250
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup light vegetable oil such as sunflower or safflower OR extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice OR apple cider
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • to taste freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 medium Honeycrisp apples (about 1 pound) thinly sliced
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 12 ounces salad greens (spring mix, baby spinach, arugula, baby romaine, OR a combo of your favorites)
  • 1 cup pecan halves (toasted or candied)
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese

Method
 

  1. Prepare the Apple Cider Vinaigrette by combining light vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, unsweetened apple juice or cider, honey, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper in a mason jar. Shake well or whisk in a bowl.
  2. Prepare the apples by placing thinly sliced apples in a plastic bag and squeezing fresh lemon juice over them. Seal the bag and shake gently to coat the apples.
  3. Assemble the salad by layering salad greens, lemon-coated apple slices, toasted pecans, dried cranberries, and crumbled blue cheese in a large salad bowl.
  4. Dress the salad with the prepared Apple Cider Vinaigrette just before serving and toss gently to coat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 8gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15g

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