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Fuji apple salad & vinaigrette is a perfect salad any day of the year. It’s a colorful blend that’s bursting with flavor.
Ingredients!
Romaine lettuce is tossed with fresh Fuji apples and apple chip, sugared pecans, red onion, and a sweet and tangy apple vinaigrette that's good enough to drink!
Wait on the goat cheese
I like to add crumbled goat cheese to the salad after I toss the salad and dressing. I wait on the goat cheese after tossing so the cheese doesn’t get pasty. The goat cheese's mild flavor and soft texture add dimension to the salad.
The best vinaigrette
Let's just pause a moment to talk about the Fuji Apple Vinaigrette. Can I say "flavor explosion?!" This salad is at its best from October through December when apple cider is plentiful. The apple cider is really the key ingredient to give the dressing (and the salad) its "wow" factor.
We boil down the the apple cider to reduce one cup to half a cup. This gives us a concentration of that fresh apple flavor! If you can't find apple cider, I suggest using ½ cup of frozen apple concentrate in place of the 1 cup of apple cider. Honestly, this might just be my favorite salad dressing.
Holiday Salad
Fuji Apple Salad is a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. We often serve it at Thanksgiving, but
Flavor and crunch
In our Fuji apple salad, the fresh Fuji apples are crisp and juicy. Their sweet yet tart flavor is so refreshing. Add the crunch from apple chips and that apple-icious dressing and you've got a winning combination. You'll love serving it for a special meal--actually you'll love serving it anytime!
Enjoy!
Dianna
You Might Also Enjoy these other Refreshing Dishes!
- Mediterranean Salad
- Thai Lettuce Wraps
- Pear Salad w/ Pomegranate, Toasted Almonds, Avocado & Bleu Cheese
- Herbed Cheese and Heirloom Tomato Tart
- Zucchini noodle Pasta w/ Creamy Yogurt Herb Sauce
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Yield: Serves 6; Makes 1 ½ cup dressing
Fuji Apple Salad & Vinaigrette
Flavorful salad of Romaine lettuce tossed with two types of apples, crunchy sugared pecans and red onion, served with Fuji apple vinaigrette.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
For Vinaigrette
- 1 cup apple cider (not juice)
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh onion, grated
- 1 teaspoons ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
For Salad
- 1 head Romaine or green leaf lettuce
- 2 Fuji apples
- 3.4 ounces Fuji apple chips*
- ½ medium red onion
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 4 ounces goat cheese
Instructions
For Vinaigrette
- Cook apple cider in a saucepan until it reduces to ½ cup. Let cool.
- Place all ingredients in a blender and purée.
- Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
- Keeps 2 weeks.
For Salad
- Wash and dry lettuce and tear into bite-size pieces.
- Core and cut apples into thin slices.
- Thinly slice red onion.
- Crumble goat cheese and set aside.
- Place pecans into frying pan on high heat. Add sugar and stir just until sugar melts on pecans.
- Pour pecans onto lightly greased foil or other non stick surface.
- Place all ingredients except goat cheese in a large bowl.
- Add ½ cup + Fuji apple vinaigrette and toss gently.
- Sprinkle salad with goat cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
*Naturally BARE Baked Crunchy Fuji & Reds Apple Chips are available at Kroger grocery stores and other supermarkets.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Amount Per Serving: Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 351mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 6gSugar: 27gProtein: 5g
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originally published December 12, 2018
When you say "ground mustard," are you referring to dry mustard (spice) or stone-ground mustard (condiment)? I thought I had some stone-ground in my house, but was wrong. I looked up substitutions thinking the best would be Dijon, since it's common to use in a homemade vinaigrette. But then I came across something that said "ground mustard (dry mustard)" and was all "Hmmmm." Have you ever used Dijon in this dressing?
Hi Christina! Great question! When we say 1 teaspoon ground mustard, we are referring to dry mustard powder! You could easily substitute 2 teaspoon of dijon mustard (the condiment) if you don't have the dry ground mustard in your pantry. Hope that helps!
- Dianna