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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Autumn Apple and Pomegranate Salad with Candied Walnuts

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A delicious, quick salad for the Autumn season with 5 minute homemade candied walnuts and apple cider vinaigrette. Add some sliced chicken breast for an easy main dish!

Servings: 4-6

Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

For the Salad:

6 cups baby greens (arugula, spinach, romaine)
1 green apple, thinly sliced
1 red apple, thinly sliced
¼ cup dried black currants
¼ cup dried cranberries
½ cup bleu cheese crumbles
Seeds of 1 pomegranate (easy to way to seed a pomegranate here)

For the Walnuts:

1 cup walnuts
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg

For the Vinaigrette

¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
Dab of dijon mustard (1/8 of a teaspoon) – this helps keep the oil and vinegar emulsion together (if you don’t like mustard, go ahead and skip this ingredient)

Directions:

For the walnuts: Heat a skillet over medium heat. Melt butter and add walnuts, cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg. Cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently to avoid the walnuts sticking together. Remove them to piece of parchment paper and let cool.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the ingredients for the salad together.
In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette. Pour over the salad and top with cooled candied walnuts.

Source: Autumn Apple and Pomegranate Salad with Candied Walnuts – Aberdeen’s Kitchen

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