It's a great salad just as it is but with the easy ingredient exchanges and additions listed below you can add to this salad to make it a little more complex or turn it into something different altogether. Use the menu planner to create a variety of quick meals. 2 servings
apple recipes | berry recipes | fruit breakfast ideas | quick smoothies | fruit desserts | summer recipes | 4 Ingredients Needed: apples - 2 cups diced (choose your favorite apples) (red delicious, gala, or fuji apples work well) raisins - 1/2 cup walnuts - 1/2 cup chopped *ground cinnamon - 1 tsp (or to taste) _______________________________________________________ In a bowl, combine all the fruit salad ingredients. Toss to coat well. You want to distribute the cinnamon throughout the salad ingredients. ______________________________________________________ Quick Meals - Menu Planner: ** Serve this quick salad recipe on a bed of your favorite salad greens with cheese breadsticks on the side. ** Serve this simple fruit salad layered in parfait glasses. Alternate layers of salad with plain or vanilla yogurt or a combination of sour cream and yogurt together. ** As a dessert, serve this easy fruit salad recipe as a topping over vanilla ice cream add a drizzle of caramel sauce if you like. _________________________________________________________ Ingredient Exchanges: Instead of Raisins: *Dates - 1/2 cup roughly chopped or *Dried Apricots - (softened in a little water for 1/2 hour) 1/2 cup chopped or *Raspberries - 1/2 cup Instead of Walnuts: *Pecans - 1/2 cup chopped or *Cashews - 1/2 cup chopped or *Hazelnuts - 1/2 cup chopped Instead of Cinnamon: *Allspice - 1 tsp or *Nutmeg - 1 tsp or *Nutmeg and Cinnamon Combination - 1/2 tsp each _______________________________________________________ Ingredient Addition: *Cheese - 1/2 cup small chunks (try sharp cheddar, smoked gouda, mozzarella or goat cheese) _______________________________________________________ Return to Top of Apple Salad |
