Healthy Apple Salad with Raisins and Walnuts
Serve this sweet and savory Apple Salad with yogurt dressing as a side dish for your holiday meal or enjoy it as a healthy lunch—it’s a real treat! Plus, it only takes 15 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients
For The Dressing:
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For The Salad:
- 4 cups baby spinach, rinsed and spin dried
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- ¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup raisins
- ½ cup walnuts, or pecans, roughly chopped
- 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup cheddar, shredded
Instructions
To make the dressing:
- Place yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Give it a whisk. Set aside.
To make the salad:
- Place spinach, celery, red onion, raisins, walnuts, and apple slices in a large salad bowl.
- Drizzle it with the dressing and give it a gentle toss.
- When ready to serve, top it off with shredded cheddar.
Notes
Note: I added a handful of pomegranate seeds at the last minute mostly for a pop of color for pretty pictures. However, it is totally optional.
Making It Ahead and What to Do with Leftovers: As it is most salads mixed with yogurt dressing, this salad doesn’t keep well even if you store it in the fridge in an airtight container. However, if you don’t mind keeping the ingredients separate from the dressing and serve it on the side, you can totally make it a day ahead and store them in the fridge for one additional day.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 9gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 573mgPotassium: 426mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2932IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 145mgIron: 2mg
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