Autumn Apple Salad with Cinnamon Honey Dijon Dressing
Lettuce, SweeTango apples, toasted walnuts, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit, & cinnamon honey Dijon dressing
Ingredients
Salad:
- 2 cups red leaf lettuce torn
- 2 cups spinach leaves torn
- ½ cup thinly sliced fennel bulb
- ½ cup walnuts toasted
- 2 tablespoons salted pumpkin seeds pepitas
- 2 tablespoons dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 1 SweeTango apple thinly sliced
Dressing:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- a pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Tear the red leaf lettuce and spinach leaves. Rinse and dry.2 cups red leaf lettuce, 2 cups spinach leaves
- Add the walnuts to a small saute pan over medium heat and toast until fragrant, one to two minutes. Remove from heat.½ cup walnuts
- Thinly slice your fennel bulb.½ cup thinly sliced fennel bulb
- Thinly slice the SweeTango apple. Squeeze the lemon juice over the apple slices and toss to coat.1 SweeTango apple, the juice of 1 lemon
- Add the olive oil, cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, mustard, honey, shallot, cinnamon, salt, and pepper to a jar. Shake until thoroughly combined.4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 tablespoon minced shallot, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, a pinch of salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- Add the lettuce, spinach, fennel, and apple slices to a large salad bowl. Toss to combine.
- Top with walnuts, pumpkin seeds, dried cherries, and golden raisins.2 tablespoons salted pumpkin seeds, 2 tablespoons dried cherries, 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- Drizzle the dressing on top and serve.
Notes
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