Celery and Apple Salad with Lemon-Mustard Dressing

By forkspoonnknife

Celery and Apple salad - simple yet delicious enough to forget about the cold winds billowing outside. The tart and tangy flavor of the celery contrasts with the sweetness of the apple and the mustard and lemon vinaigrette binds it all together nicely. Oh! you can even incorporate the leaves of the celery (which I usually discard) into the salad. Now, you can really use any kind of apple but, to keep the flavors balanced, I would recommend a Golden Delicious or Gala over Granny Smith.

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Ingredients

• 1 bunch of celery with leaves, sliced at a deep angle
• 2 apples, julienne
• 1/2 cup celery leaves, chopped
• Dressing
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 T Dijon mustard
• 3 T honey
• 2/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from forkspoonnknife.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together the lime juice, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Continue whisking and add the olive oil till it is incorporated completely. Place the celery, celery leaves and apples in a salad bowl. Pour the dressing over and toss to combine. Serve immediately.