This hearty salad with apple, feta, nuts, and cranberries is like Fall in a bowl, tossed with a sweet apple cider dressing. Healthy, simple, and so delicious… You’ll love it as a side dish or a starter for a festive Thanksgiving menu.
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Key Ingredients for the Apple Feta Salad
When building a salad, we like to keep things textured and balanced, so this salad is a perfect blend of sweet and crunchy – Apple brings both! Chunky yet light on the stomach, it will leave room for the rest of the menu. Here’s the basic ingredients list:
- Greens: We use a mix of greens – baby lettuce, baby arugula, spinach, and chard.
- Apple: We used a Gala apple. Honey Crisp or Envy are also great varieties.
- Feta Cheese: brings the saltiness you need to balance with the sweetness. Crumbled goat cheese can work too if you’re leaning on the creamier side.
- Nuts: Pecan and walnuts
- Dried cranberries and pomegranate seeds
- For the dressing: apple cider vinegar, olive oil, herbs, salt, and pepper
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How to make the apple feta salad
Combine all the ingredients in a large salad bowl. Pour the dressing over, and that’s it!
For mixing the apple cider vinaigrette dressing, we recommend using a mason jar with a lid. Combine all the ingredients for the dressing, close the lid tightly, and then shake vigorously to emulsify the sauce. Store any leftover dressing in the mason jar in the refrigerator.
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Tips for the apple feta salad recipe
- If you have time, toast the pecans and walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant. It will concentrate the nutty aromas. Add a pinch of Cayenne and cinnamon.
- Feel free to throw in other greens like baby kale or spinach.
- Want a few extras? Add croutons, fried onion, pine nuts or pumpkin seeds for even more crunch!
- For more inspiration for the sauce, check this selection of dressing recipes.
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More fall salad recipes you might like
- 12 Healthy Salad Recipes for Fall
- Apple Kale Salad
- Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprout & Kale Salad
- Apple Bacon Coleslaw
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Apple Feta Salad
by eatwell101
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 0 min
A delicious salad full of colors and textures. Enjoy as a healthy lunch or serve for a festive gathering!
Ingredients
- 6 cups of salad mix (baby lettuce, arugula, spinach, chard, red leaf...)
- 2 apples, sliced
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries (craisins)
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
- 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
For the vinaigrette
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
- 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a large sald bowl.
- Mix the dressing ingredients in a mason jar or bowl, then pour over the salad.
- Give a good stir, serve the salad immediately. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- If making the salad ahead of time, mix the vinaigrette in right before serving to avoid wilting the greens.
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