3. Holiday Apple Salad
Your Christmas side dinner dish cannot get better and more nutritious than this. Comprising apples and cranberries, this toothsome sweet dish promises a rememberable treat. Yes, of course, it’s easy to make!
Ingredients
For Making Candied Pecans
– 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
– 1/2 cup brown sugar
– 2 tbsp. water
– 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
– 1 cup Pecans
For Making Salad
– 2 apples, thinly sliced
– 6 cup mixed greens
– 1/2 cup dried cranberries
– 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
For Preparing Dressing
– 1/2 shallot, finely chopped
– 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
– 1/2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
– 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
1. Take a frying pan and combine cinnamon, water, salt, and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves. Now add pecans. Toss until they get satisfactorily coated. Simmer it until they get sticky. Then, remove them from heat and cool them on the baking sheet (parchment-lined) in a single layer.
2. Now, take a large bowl and add dried cranberries, blue cheese, candied pecans, apples, and greens. Then refrigerate the mixture until it is ready to dress.
3. Take a glass jar or bowl, and stir together dijon, shallot, olive oil, apple cider vinegar. Season with pepper and salt.
4. Drizzle dressing on the salad. Toss well to combine.
5. Serve immediately.
