Description
A fresh and crunchy fall salad featuring sweet Honeycrisp apples, tangy feta, and crunchy nuts, perfect for gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Honeycrisp apples, sliced thin
- Mixed greens (arugula-spinach blend or any preferred greens)
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/3 cup toasted pecans or walnuts, chopped
- Dried cranberries or cherries, small handful
- Red onion, sliced super thin (optional)
- Simple dressing (maple-Dijon vinaigrette)
- Freshly cracked pepper, pinch
Instructions
- Toss mixed greens into a big salad bowl.
- Layer on the apple slices.
- Sprinkle on the feta and nuts.
- Scatter cranberries (or cherries) on top.
- Add red onion slices if desired.
- Drizzle with dressing right before serving and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately to prevent browning of the apples.
Notes
To keep apple slices fresh, soak them in cold water with lemon juice before using. Dress the salad just before serving to maintain crispness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg