Recipe: Perfect Waldorf Salad

Waldorf Salad. Waldorf Salad is a favorite around here, particularly in the fall when apples and walnuts are in season. It's especially popular around the holidays, gracing many a Thanksgiving and holiday spread. A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of fresh celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and traditionally served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.

Crunchy Waldorf Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home. We love this traditional Waldorf Salad recipe made with crisp apples, grapes, celery and walnuts in a creamy dressing on Boston Bib lettuce. I love to eat salads for lunch during the week. You can cook Waldorf Salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Waldorf Salad

1. Prepare 1-1/2 cup of walnuts.
2. Prepare 5 ounces of mini-marshmallows.
3. You need 1/2 cup of sliced celery.
4. It's 2 of large apples I used gala apples.
5. Prepare 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
6. You need 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7. Prepare 1 tablespoon of sugar.
8. It's 1/2 cup of raisins.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of dates diced.
10. You need 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.
11. Prepare 1 cup of heavy cream.

This Waldorf salad might be one of the most classic salads ever! It's made up of apples, celery grape and walnuts combined with mayonnaise and served on a bed of lettuce. Chicken Waldorf Salad is a classic salad made with apples, grapes, pecans and celery in a light Chicken Waldorf Salad. It's the perfect combination of flavors and textures and great to make ahead.

Waldorf Salad step by step

1. Take the pits out of the dates. Dice the dates. Get your raisins, slice the celery. Take the core out of apples.
2. Dice the apples. The add the salt sugar, and lemon juice. Mix well covering all the apples with the lemon juice. This is done so the apple pieces will not turn brown..
3. Toast the walnuts. Then whip the cream and mayonnaise. Add the raisins, dates, celery, and the lemon juice into the mayonnaise cream mixture..
4. Add the walnuts and marshmallows mix well. Cover chill 1 hour before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!.

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen. When ready to serve, toss walnuts into the salad. Waldorf Salad is a favorite side dish that originated in New York City at the Waldorf Hotel. My husband says this was a staple at nearly every Sunday or holiday meal growing up. The classic Waldorf Salad makes a delicious salad recipe.