Apple Cranberry Salad
You will love this Apple Cranberry Salad with fresh greens, crispy apples, dried cranberries, creamy cheese, crispy bacon, and crunchy walnuts all tossed in an easy to make apple cider vinaigrette dressing recipe. It's a perfect green salad for Thanksgiving, Christmas or fall.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Apple Cider OR Apple Juice
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Salad
- 1 Green Apple cored and thinly sliced
- 1 Red Apple cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 4 slices Bacon cooked crispy and crumbled
- 12 oz Spring Mix or your favorite salad greens
- 1/2 cup Walnuts optional
- ¾ cup Craisins
- 4 oz Blue Cheese crumbled
Instructions
Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until blended. Set aside.
Salad
- Place apple slices in a bowl and cover with lemon juice. Toss to coat.
- Cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Allow to cool and then crumble.
- Arrange greens in a large salad bowl.
- Add nuts (if desired), Craisins, bacon, apple slices and blue cheese.
- Add salad dressing and toss to coat.
Notes
- If preparing ahead of time, slice the apples just before serving or toss them in a bit of lemon juice to keep them from browning.
- Make this an easy salad recipe and purchase pre-sliced apples, pre-cooked bacon and store-bought dressing to save on time.
- Serve the apple dressing on the side so the greens do not wilt.
Nutrition
Calories: 700kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 1243IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 187mg | Iron: 2mg