Categorized:

  • Appetizers & Salads
  • Healthy
  • Main Dish
  • Thanksgiving

Tagged:

  • apple cider
  • apples
  • bacon
  • cranberries
  • feta
  • maple syrup
  • olive oil
  • pecans
  • red onion
  • spinach
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Apple Salad

Ingredients

  • 10 oz. spring lettuce mix (with spinach), or baby spinach
  • 3 medium gala apples, cored and thinly chopped
  • 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 12 oz. bacon, cooked and chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion, sliced into thin strips

Maple-Cider Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Make the dressing: Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Or add to a mason jar cover with lid and shake to blend well.
  • In a large salad bowl layer together lettuce blend, apples, pecans, feta, cranberries, bacon, and red onion.
  • Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to evenly coat.
  • Serve immediately after adding dressing.

Notes

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