Description
Walnuts candied with maple syrup, cinnamon and chili powder are the star of this apple walnut salad with blue cheese and pomegranate seeds.
Ingredients
- For vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- For salad
- 1 cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 ounces mixed greens
- 2 firm, crisp apples, cored and sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 whole pomegranate, seeded
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
Instructions
- For the vinaigrette, in a small bowl, combine the vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until fully combined.
- For the walnuts, place a dry skillet over medium heat. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon, chili powder, salt and pepper and toast for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the nuts to a parchment-lined plate to cool.
- For the salad, combine the mixed greens, apples, blue cheese, pomegranate, chives and walnuts. Toss with the vinaigrette before serving.
Hi Paige – Love your recipes! I’m getting ready to head out to the grocery store to get the ingredients for this yummy salad, but — how many apples? I’m sure I’m stating the obvious, but I am guessing two apples for this recipe and sliced thinly like in the picture?
Thanks,
Sophie
Hi Sophie. Yes, 2 apples, sliced thinly. Thank you for catching my major typo–an apple recipe that doesn’t have apples in the recipe! Oops! Apologies for not replying sooner. I hope you enjoyed the salad. – Paige