Salads

Autumn's Best Tossed Salad with Apple Butter Vinaigrette

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For a healthy holiday side dish or a simple weeknight dinner, this Tossed Salad with Apple Butter Vinaigrette boasts the best ingredients that autumn has to offer! Full of crisp green apples, crunchy toasted walnuts, sweet cranberries and rich blue cheese, it’s a hearty, fresh, and satisfying recipe that celebrates the season.

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For the Vinaigrette:

¼ cup apple butter

¼ cup balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar

½ cup olive oil

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

½ teaspoon salt

Pinch of garlic powder

Pinch of pepper

For the Salad:

½ cup walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped

8 cups mixed greens

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup crumbled blue cheese (or substitute with an equal amount of feta cheese or goat cheese)

1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place walnuts or pecans in a shallow pan and toast in the oven until fragrant (about 5-7 minutes), stirring halfway through. Set aside to cool. To prepare the Apple Butter...
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Nutritions

Calories
636

Sodium
1084mg
45% DV

Fat
48g
75% DV

Protein
12g
25% DV

Carbs
27g
9% DV

Fiber
6g
26% DV