Apple, Celery & Cranberry Salad with Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette

Name: Apple, Celery and Cranberry Salad with Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: apples, granny smith; lemon juice; lemon zest; olive oil, extra-virgin; sour cream, light; salt and black pepper; celery stalks; cranberries, dried; walnuts; boston lettuce

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Crunchy sweet apples and savory celery with bits of sweet dried cranberry and toasted walnuts are tossed with a refreshing and tasty lemon dressing.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

16 min

Ingredients

GRANNY SMITH APPLES
halved, cored, and cut into 3/4-inch chunks

TEASPOON LEMON JUICE

TEASPOON LEMON ZEST
freshly grated

2 ½

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL, EXTRA-VIRGIN

TABLESPOONS SOUR CREAM, LIGHT

SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

LARGE CELERY STALKS
or 2 small, thinly sliced crosswise *

TABLESPOONS CRANBERRIES, DRIED *

TABLESPOONS WALNUTS
toasted and coarsely chopped

BUNCH BOSTON LETTUCE
1 large head, leaves separated, rinsed, and dried *

Directions

Toss apples in ½ tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl, set aside.

In small bowl, add remaining ½ tablespoon lemon juice and zest, stir in oil and sour cream, whisk until well blended.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Add celery, cranberries, and walnuts to apples.

Drizzle dressing over fruit mixture, toss to evenly coat.

Arrange a large leaf or two of lettuce onto each plate.

Divide salad onto each bed of lettuce and serve immediately.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

Yvonne

An excellent recipe that is both healthy and delicious. The only difference I made was that I lightly toasted the walnuts for 8 minutes at 350 F to bring out the wonderful fragrance. The end result was wonderful.

adonisdevante

It is really a innovative one and best for a person like me who is on diet.

Nutrition Facts

88g

Amount per Serving