Salad Dressing For Apple Salad
Kristin Klodzinski
Loved it. It reminded me of the apple salad we used to make together. We only have one mama in this life an anything that brings back a fond memory of her, deserves 5 stars. The salad was delicious, but the memories were priceless. Thank you and God Bless.
My favorite fresh salad featuring healthy greens, sliced apple, toasted pepitas, dried cranberries and crumbled goat cheese. Toss with my simple apple cider vinaigrette (recipe below) or use balsamic dressing in a pinch. Recipe yields 2 full-sized salads or 4 to 6 side salads.
This salad was delicious. I have tried several different vinaigrette dressings recipes over the past few months but this one comes up on top! I will definitely be using this dressing regularly now. Delicious!!
An update: BTW, this is my favorite salad dressing now too! It goes with everything, and I always have it on hand. Finding this dressing recipe was the final push to completely eliminating store bought dressing from my house! I suggest you post it as a stand alone recipe (like the balsamic vinaigrette) because everyone always asks me for the recipe :)
I searched for a green salad recipe and this comes among others. I am intrigued with the ingredients so I tried it for an event, I have to replace the goat cheese to feta cheese and still they loved it!
Absolutely delicious. I substituted the pepitas for walnuts though. And instead of goat cheese I used gouda. Plus added some thin sliced red onion. And used Paneras Fuji Apple dressing. 5 stars! Could eat this everyday
I have an easy weeknight salad for you all today! This apple walnut salad is the perfect combo of sweet and savory. Made with crisp fall apples and the most delicious tangy balsamic vinaigrette.
In a small bowl, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in the olive oil while whisking, and continue to stir until the dressing is emulsified. Alternatively, combine everything in a Mason jar with a tight-fitting lid, and shake to combine. Season to taste, and enjoy!
Toss this apple cider vinaigrette with any salad you please! I especially love it with fall flavors. I call for it specifically in my Wheat Berry Salad, and it would be fantastic on my Farmhouse Farro Salad, Pomegranate Salad, and Butternut Squash Salad too.
Simple recipe. I felt it to lack depth and flavor. Was also too oily. I use this to dress, a spinach, apple, beet, goat cheese, and pistachio salad. I ended up adding more apple cider vinegar and salt to adjust the balance of flavors.
Years ago, my favorite salad dressing brand, Litehouse, had their own bottled Fuji Apple dressing that I would always pick up at the grocery store. I used it back in 2015 to create this Kale Apple Slaw recipe. Unfortunately, they quit making the dressing a few years back. So this is also my ode to the Litehouse Fuji Apple Salad Dressing of years past!
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Whether you serve it as a side dish for your holiday dinner or treat yourself for a healthy lunch, this sweet and savory Apple Salad recipe made with yogurt dressing is such a treat! And it only takes 15 minutes to put together. Add this to your collection of apple recipes to make all year round.
If you were to ask me what is the number one thing I learned about creating recipes, my answer would be that in order for your recipes to taste amazing, you need to balance four things: Salt, acid, fat, and sugar. This apple salad recipe is the epitome of this concept.
Think about it for a second. Almost every dish starts with (sweet) onions, sauted in (fatty) oil, and then later enhanced with some sort of an acidic ingredient like tomatoes, vinegar, citrus, or cultured dairy like yogurt or sour cream. Then finally, seasoned with salt and pepper.
You might remember from last year, they invited me to their orchards in Yakima, WA and we watched the sunrise. Ahhh that sunrise.. I wrote all about it in this How To Make Apple Roses recipe post with some gorgeous photos.
If you have never tried Autumn Glory apples, they taste like apples flavored with cinnamon with undertones of caramel. I know it might be hard to imagine, but believe me they are that good.
Second sweet component of the recipe is raisins. It is no secret that apples and raisins are a match made in heaven. But together in this recipe, they helped me round up the earthy flavors of the baby spinach and walnuts.
Now, I know that most people are accustomed to making apple salad with mayo. While I know how delicious that version tastes, I wanted to make it somewhat healthier so I swapped some of the mayo with yogurt.
The fat content that came from 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise mixed in with cup of Greek yogurt eliminated the need to add in any oil into the recipe. And a generous squeeze of lemon seasoned with salt and pepper gave me the easiest yet the most delicious apple salad dressing.
Prefer an apple salad without mayo?
No problem. Simply follow the exact apple salad dressing recipe below, but swap mayo with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Give it a taste. If it is not as flavorful as you want, you can add in a clove of minced garlic as well.
Whatever you do, do yourself a favor and ditch the store-bought salad dressings because as you can see below you could easily create a delicious yogurt-based vinaigrette recipe in no time.
Initially, I had no intention of adding any type of cheese into this apple salad recipe. However, even with the addition of yogurt (fat + acid), mayonnaise (fat), lemon juice (acid), and a generous amount of salt and pepper, once the sliced apples were mixed in with the rest of the ingredients (spinach, celery, red onion, apples, raisins, and walnuts), it was just not complete.
It needed more fat to round everything up. So I did what I always do and referred to my secret weapon for creating recipes, The Flavor Bible (Affiliate link). If you are not familiar with this book, it is a guide to help you find pairings for each ingredient organized from every angle: seasons, flavors, ethnic traditions, and ingredient affinities.
Like I mentioned earlier, even with the chopping of ingredients you can create this easy apple salad with yogurt dressing in less than 15 minutes. The process of making it has three parts:
Ha ha.. I totally understand.
They are pomegranate seeds. I added them to give it some color and sweetness. I mentioned it in the article, but I will add it in the recipe as well.
It was mainly added for decorative purposes (the salad looked so blend without the pop of red coming from the pomegranate), but you can omit them or use other sweet fresh or dried fruit if you want. Dried cranberries would also be a nice addition.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Best of luck.
PS: There is also a quick how-to video in there if it helps. ?
Apples: For this apple salad I used Granny Smith green apples that are tart and delicious. Granny Smith apples work great in a slaw or salad because they are firm and hold their shape longer than some other apples.
What is apple salad made of? For this apple salad, I used a tart green apple and combined it with a savory mustard dressing, capers, and dill. Apple salads can be made in a variety of ways, both sweet and savory.
Feel free, of course, to use whatever variety of tart or sweet fresh apples that you love best. And by all means, go ahead and swap in whatever kind of nuts, cheese, or dried fruit that you have on hand too. This recipe is endlessly flexible, so make it your own and enjoy, enjoy!
I made this salad for company in order to offer them something different than my usual tossed green salad. Everyone loved it. Gave the leftover salad to my son, and he said it was better than what he gets in a restaurant. I candied the walnuts and added more goat cheese, but, otherwise, followed the recipe as written. A salad to impress company, and so easy to prepare. Will definitely make it again.
This salad was awesome. What a presentation. It was so awesome I doubled it and have served quite a few times. The family loves it and if there is any leftover it still looks beautiful and still tastes good at a later time. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you
Bye bye bottled dressing! Here is a simple 5 minute recipe for salad dressing using apple cider vinegar. Plus I have a simple list of the elements to make a great homemade salad dressing and vinaigrette from scratch.
There are lots of ways to mix the ingredients together for healthy salad dressings. While I recommend blending with a mini prep, immersion blender or blender, you can whisk this apple cider vinegar vinaigrette by hand too! A whisk in a bowl or shaking the dressing ingredients together in a jar are very simple ways of creating an emulsion too!
I favor using a blender or mini prep for dressing because it chops the shallot more finely and it makes their flavor more pronounced. A simple rule of thumb is that machine-blended dressings stay in emulsion longer in the fridge. This is great if you like to have the dressing on hand for several salads.
Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar Salad dressing is so easy to make. It only takes 5 minutes and it is so much healthier than bottled dressing. Find out the top tips for making homemade dressing without additives, preservatives or soy lecithin.
Make Ahead Notes: You can store this in a jar up to a week. After a day or two it will become solid in the fridge. So take it out and let it warm up on the counter for a little before using it. Or you can quickly warm it by setting the jar into a bowl of warm water.
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