Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Cider Vinaigrette
Tender greens, crisp apples, butter pecans, tart dried cranberries, and tangy goat & blue cheese are dressed in a sweet pumpkin-cider vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- Harvest Salad Ingredients:
- 2 big handfuls greens (I used organic baby romaine)
- 1 small crisp sweet apple, chopped (I used an organic Gala)
- 2 Tbsp chopped toasted pecans
- 2 Tbsp dried cranberries (I love Whole Foods’ apple-juice sweetened dried crans)
- 1 Tbsp crumbled soft goat cheese (or additional blue cheese)
- 1 Tbsp crumbled blue cheese (or additional goat cheese)
- 2 Tbsp Pumpkin Cider Vinaigrette, recipe follows*, divided
- Pumpkin Cider Vinaigrette Ingredients (makes 1/2 cup):
- 2 Tbsp pure pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tsp coarse ground Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp apple cider
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Details
Servings 1
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from healthyfoodforliving.com
Preparation
Step 1
Directions for the salad:
Toss the greens with 1 Tbsp of the vinaigrette in a medium bowl.
Add in the chopped apple, chopped pecans, cranberries, and cheeses. Toss lightly and plate.
Drizzle on the remaining 1 Tbsp vinaigrette.
367.4 calories, 21.4 grams fat, 6.1 grams saturated fat, 8.9 grams fiber, 27.8 grams sugar, 8.5 grams protein
Directions for the vinaigrette:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl; whisk until emulsified (thick and smooth). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutritional Information per (2 Tbsp) Serving:
36.6 calories, 3.4 grams fat, 0.5 grams saturated fat, 0.3 grams fiber, 1.2 grams sugar, 0.1 grams protein
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