Apple Salad
. . . . .Apple Salad:
Apples, raisins and walnuts make this simple apple salad recipe a refreshing sweet dish whenever the mood hits.
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
You will need 4 ingredients:
- Apples - Raisins - Walnuts - Ground Cinnamon
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Ingredients:
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)
*Optionally, instead of just cinnamon, you can use our
yogurt cinnamon dressing
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In a bowl, combine all the fruit salad ingredients. Toss to coat well. You want to distribute the cinnamon throughout the salad ingredients.
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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.
More Easy Dessert Ideas
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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
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Ingredient Addition: *Cheese - 1/2 cup small chunks (try sharp cheddar, smoked gouda, mozzarella or goat cheese)
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