Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad

This Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad includes a Mixed Green Spinach Salad with Green Apples, Dried Cranberries, Walnuts, and Gorgonzola Cheese. This salad explodes with flavor.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Apple Cranberry Salad, Apple Salad, Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 347kcal

Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

Salad

1 bag 50% blend mixed greens and spinach washed
2 green apples sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup gorgonzola cheese crumbled
1/2 cup walnut pieces

Apple Cider Vinaigrette

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons sugar

Instructions

In a large bowl, toss together all the salad ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together all the vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle vinaigrette over the salad and toss. Serve immediately.

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Recipe Tips

Fresh Ingredients. Use the freshest ingredients you can find in this recipe. Freshness is the key to success with salads.
Toss Well. Toss the ingredients well before serving so guests can taste all the ingredients in the salad.

Variations

Lettuce - Use green leaf lettuce, Romain lettuce, or your favorite mixed greens.
Apples - Change the type of apples that you use. Try red delicious, golden delicious, or any other apple you like. Another option would be to use pears instead of apples.
Cheese - While I like gorgonzola cheese, feel free to change it with feta, goat cheese, or queso fresco.
Vinaigrette - Instead of an apple cider vinaigrette, you can create a balsamic vinaigrette, or change it completely and use your favorite creamy salad dressing, like ranch dressing.

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