Autumn Salad
Love this quick and easy recipe that makes a delicious salad with apples, blue cheese and pecans.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
DRESSING:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
SALAD:
- 1 bunch red leaf lettuce, chopped
- 1 bunch green leaf lettuce, chopped
- 2 medium red delicious apples, skin on
- ¾ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ¾ cup toasted pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Put all dressing ingredients into shaker and refrigerate.
- Place lettuce on 8 salad plates. Cut apples into thin wedges and place them on the lettuce. Sprinkle pecans and blue cheese evenly over each salad.
- Drizzle chilled dressing over the salads.
Notes
- If you prefer, you can toss the salad ingredients in a large bowl and then dish out individual salads. It "looks" prettier when you can fan out the apples on each salad.
- I've use toasted cashews instead of pecans for equally great results.
- WW Points were calculated using reduced fat blue cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6354IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 1mg