Apple Walnut Salad Recipe

fall apple walnut salad in white ceramic salad bowl

5 from 2 votes

A super easy to make delicious and hearty apple walnut salad with a flavorful balsamic vinaigrette. Fresh in season apples and crunchy walnuts tossed in a delicious dressing.

Prep Time15 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: continental

Keyword: apple walnut salad

Servings:

Calories: 254kcal

Author: Harini

Equipment

salad spinner

Ingredients

For Dressing

1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons maple syrup

For the salad

3 cups salad greens red leaf lettuce or romaine lettuce
2 apples chopped into wedges or thinly sliced
6 strawberries halved
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts
few basil leaves

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients mentioned under dressing in a small bowl and whisk. Keep aside.
Rinse the salad greens and dry thoroughly using a salad spinner.
Rinse, wipe and slice the apple into wedges. You can also cube them.
Also hull the strawberries and halve them.
In a large bowl combine lettuce, apples, chopped walnuts and berries. Stir in the dressing and toss. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place few lettuce leaves in a salad bowl and place the prepared salad.
Top with more walnuts, basil leaves and serve immediately.
While serving you can also serve a side of 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon maple syrup to drizzle just before eating.

Notes

Instead of walnuts you can also use pecans or almonds in this salad recipe.

The recipe can be doubled.

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