Apple Pecan Salad with Apple Dressing
Apple Pecan Salad with Zesty Apple Dressing makes for the perfect salad for your holiday dinner party. Apples, goat cheese, pecans and dried cranberries sit atop a bed of greens and are drizzled with a sweet-and-sour dressing made with Martinelli’s Apple Juice or Cider and fresh lemons.
Servings 4 salads
Calories 283kcal
Ingredients
For the dressing
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup Martinelli’s Apple Juice or Cider
- 1 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- pinch cayenne pepper
for the salads
- 2 cups spinach and arugula mix or any kind of greens
- 1 Fuji apple sliced
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 2 ounces goat cheese crumbled
- freshly cracked black pepper optional
- dressing to taste
Instructions
- In a mason jar, mix olive oil, Martinelli’s Apple Juice or Cider, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Shake to combine. (Makes 1½ cups dressing.)
- Line 4 plates each with 1/4 of the greens. Arrange apple slices on top, then sprinkle pecans, cranberries and goat cheese on top.
- Before serving, drizzle with ¼ cup salad dressing. Crack black pepper over top, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1salad | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 198mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 23g
