Chopped Autumn Salad with Apple Cider Dressing
Fresh, chopped Autumn salad with apple cider dressing features crunchy candied pecans, apples, pears, bacon, and feta cheese.
Equipment
- jar
- Large bowl
- medium pan
- glass plate
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 6-8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 red apple diced
- 1 anjou or bartlett pear diced
- 3-4 strips bacon cooked until almost crisp, crumbled
- ½ medium red onion chopped
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
Nuts
- ⅔ cup pecans or walnuts
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Dressing
- ⅓ cup apple juice
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preparation
- Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar, cover, and shake well. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine lettuce, apples, pears, bacon, onion, cranberries, and feta cheese.
- Add walnuts to a medium pan and stir over medium heat on the stove for 1-2 minutes until toasted. Add brown sugar and cinnamon and continue to stir until sugar is dissolved and walnuts are coated in the sugar mixture. Transfer to a glass plate or a metal serving pan to cool. Once cooled, roughly chop and add to the salad.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Notes
Make ahead: prepare as written but do not toss with the salad dressing. Store the salad and dressing in airtight containers in fridge up to 14 hours before serving. Toss with dressing just before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1saladCalories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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