
I recently needed to make a salad to take to a holiday dinner, and I stumbled across this Apple Walnut Salad recipe. I decided to adapt it for the arugula and red lettuce that was ready to harvest from my countertop garden. I also broke it down into components for maximum portability.
Salad:
- 2-3 small bunches arugula
- 1 head of lettuce
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Cheese of your choice, for crumbling (I used apricot Stilton, cranberry goat cheese or feta work too)
Dressing:
- 2 apples, cored and diced small
- 1/4 of an onion, diced small
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- Toast your chopped walnuts for 5 minutes at 350 F. Add to a bag or container.
- In a mason jar or other portable container, add the dressing ingredients. Shake to mix. I had to use two standard size jars to fit all of the apple pieces.
- Tear the greens into bite-size pieces and mix together in a bag or container. Pack the cheese separately.
- When you’re ready to serve: crumble the cheese. Pass around the greens, walnuts, cheese, and dressing. Or, mix it all together in one big serving bowl.

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