Apple Cheddar Salad with Maple Walnut Dressing and Candied Walnuts

Serves: 6 to 8 Servings

Source: Bonnie Stern – March 2010 Reader’s Digest

Serves: 6 to 8 Servings
Source: Bonnie Stern – March 2010 Reader’s Digest

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Candied Walnuts

  • 1/2 cup walnuts, halved
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Salad

  • 8 cups mixed greens
  • 2 apples, halved, cored, and sliced
  • 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shaved

Instructions:

  1. Mix cider vinegar with maple syrup, salt, and mustard. Whisk in oil.
  2. To prepare walnuts,combine with maple syrup. Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment and roast in a preheated oven at 325° for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Move the walnuts with the parchment paper to a cooling racks. Nuts will crisp as they cool. Break them apart.
  3. Place greens in a salad bowl and toss with only as much dressing as needed to coat them (about half of dressing). Garnish with apple, cheese, and walnuts.