Apple Walnut Salad
Another plain, old salad was not going to cut it with my kids. So for lunch I made my family an Apple Walnut Salad, which is loosely based on a salad I had at tea house in Virginia many years ago.
This should fall under the category of Impromptu Leftovers. I had a bit of bacon and parmesan cheese leftover from meals I made last week. I also over-bought lettuce and apples when I went shopping and needed to use them up.
Instead of coating the salad with a vinaigrette, I incorporated a tip a friend shared: replace all of the sugar and some of the vinegar with juice to make a (refined) sugar-free dressing. Since I was using apples in the salad, I used apple juice in the dressing.
Ingredients:
6 cups salad greens
2 large apples, cored and cut into bite size pieces
4 pieces of cooked bacon, crumbled
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 T. grated parmesan cheese
In a large bowl, combine the above ingredients. Drizzle the dressing (recipe below) over the salad. Toss thoroughly and serve immediately.
Dressing:
1/4 cup walnut oil (or other mildly flavored oil)
1/4 cup apple juice
1 T. apple cider vinegar ( or your favorite vinegar)
1 t. dijon mustard (or 1/2 t. dry mustard)
1/4 t. coarse ground black pepper
In a small jar (with a tight fitting lid) combine all of the ingredients and shake well. Store any unused dressing in the refrigerator for up to a week.
How have you used up leftovers this week? Any crazy combinations?
This post has been linked to Tasty Tuesday and Tuesdays at the Table.
Great "Impromtu Leftovers." Looks like a tasty salad.
looks very impressive I love the apple juice idea
just added this recipe to my weekend menu plan for my parents' visit!
I love fun salads! This looks wonderful.
Looks Yummo! Thanks….
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Yum, that makes me hungry just looking at the picture.
This sounds really good–thanks for sharing!
Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh – that looks so delicious! Mind if I copy you once again?
Sounds delicious! Bacon and apples together? Yum!
Awesome. Apples and bacon are clearly a match made in heaven.
I made this for dinner tonight. Came out great. Adding it to my salad list. Thanks!!!
I am so glad you enjoyed it Melissa!