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Baby Kale and Apple Salad with Cider Vinaigrette

Delight your taste-buds with this Baby Kale and Apple Salad! It's topped with walnuts and blue-cheese crumbles, and tossed in a sparkling cider vinaigrette!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Appetizers, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 300kcal

Ingredients

Dressing

  • ½ cup of extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup of sparkling apple cider or apple juice
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinaigrette
  • 1 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1 tablespoons honey
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • a few drops of lemon juice-use sparingly!

Salad

  • 5 ounce of baby kale
  • ½ of an English cucumber
  • 1-2 Red Delicious apples cored and cut into thin slices
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¼ cup of crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

  • Prepare the dressing by whisking all of the dressing ingredients together. Let rest for 10-15 minutes, while you assemble the salad.
  • Cut apples into thin slices and slice cucumbers into thin rounds and set aside. Drizzle the apples with fresh lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.
  • Layer the baby kale, cucumbers and apple slices in a large shallow bowl.
  • Top the salad with a sprinkling of chopped walnuts and blue cheese crumbles.
  • Drizzle with the dressing, toss and serve.

Notes

  • Prepare dressing ahead of time and let sit for a minimum of 10-15 minutes to let the flavors settle. Shake the dressing before drizzling it over the salad.
  • Be sure to only use a few drops of lemon. Using more than this gives the dressing a bitter taste.
  • Dressing can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week
  • Feel free to use more or less apple, blue cheese and walnuts to suit your preference. This is a hard salad to mess up!
  • I don't toast the walnuts for this recipe, but you could if you are using raw nuts
  • A shallow bowl is ideal for evenly coating the ingredients in dressing
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcal