Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts and Cranberries
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Rating
4.99 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
5 servings
- 1 red apple (, quartered, seeds remove, finely sliced)
- Squeeze of lemon juice (to stop apple browning)
- 120 g/4 oz mixed salad leaves (4 to 5 big handfuls)
- 1/2 red onion (, finely sliced (wedge way, not half moon)
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp feta or goats cheese (, crumbled (garnish, optional)
- 1 tbsp butter (, salted)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1.5 tsp white sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
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Preparation
Step 1
Candied Nuts:
Step 2
Place butter in a small non stick skillet over medium heat. When melted, add sugar. Stir briefly, then leave until the sugar mostly melts.
Step 3
When it starts bubbling a bit, add nuts.
Step 4
Stir 2 minutes. Pour out on parchment paper lined tray.
Step 5
Spread nuts out, allow to cool. Roughly chop half, leave some whole.
Step 6
Plump Cranberries:
Step 7
Place in a bowl, pour over freshly boiled water. Leave to soak 10 minutes then drain.
Step 8
Apple:
Step 9
Drizzle with lemon juice and toss (stops apple from browning).
Step 10
Dressing:
Step 11
Place Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Adjust to taste - more oil to make it creamier, sugar for sweet, vinegar for tart.
Step 12
Assemble:
Step 13
Place salad in a large bowl with half the apple slices and all the onion. Drizzle with half the dressing then toss.
Step 14
Scatter over the cranberries, desired amount of walnuts, remaining apple slices and feta. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Serve immediately!
Step 15
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