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Apple Pecan Salad & Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

Made by Anastasia - Serves: 4 Filed Under: 10 Minute Salads, Green Salads, Salad Index, Vegetarian, Winter Salads

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Apple Pecan Salad will be your easy go-to salad during autumn, juicy, crisp apples, greens smothered in a decadently creamy orange poppy seed dressing and voila, you will have magic on a plate!

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PORTRAIT CLOSE UP OF APPLE PECAN SALAD

Such an easy salad to put together and more than likely you will have most of the ingredients in your autumn pantry already- greens, apples, pecans and red onions.

Table of contents

  • Let's Talk Ingredients & Substitutions
  • Top Tips
  • You Will Need
  • Step by Step Instructions
  • What to Serve It With
  • Some More Leaf Salad Recipes
  • Recipe Card
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Let's Talk Ingredients & Substitutions

  • Apples - You can use any apples that take your fancy. I have used crisp tart Granny smith apples and oh so sweet red delicious.
  • Greens - Use anything from baby spinach, peppery rocket, shredded silverbeet, or massaged kale instead of the mixed salad greens that I have used here.
  • Pecans - add a nice buttery crunch to this salad. But feel free to use any nuts that you have to hand, such as walnuts, almonds, or even some hazelnuts, which would be good here.
  • Red Onion - for its colour and sweetness in this salad, you can leave it out completely or use a small French shallot instead.
  • The Dressing - This salad is brought together with this creamy, crunchy poppy seed dressing made healthy by the use of Greek yoghurt instead of mayonnaise. It is thin so if you prefer it a little thicker just add another 2 tbsps of Greek yoghurt just add the dressing gradually so that you don’t drown your salad.
  • For a Simpler Dressing try - try maple dressing, in a glass jar add 3 tbsps oil, 3 tbsps apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar or white balsamic) 1 tbsps maple syrup, season and shake until combined. 

Top Tips

  • The best way I have found to prevent your apples from browning is to soak them in a solution of saltwater for 10 minutes. They stay white and crisp for hours and for a salad the salty taste works well OR you can rinse it off if you prefer. Just use 1 teaspoon of salt to 2 cups of water.
  • While you can prepare this salad an hour or two (at the most) ahead do not pour the dressing over your salad until you are ready to serve otherwise it will become soggy.
  • You can easily make your dressing a day or two ahead and keep it in the fridge or why not make a double batch to use in other salads such as a kale salad or even coleslaw.

You Will Need

LABELLED INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE APPLE PECAN SALAD

Step by Step Instructions

1PREPARE INGREDIENTS
Wash your apples and remove the core with an apple corer, slice them thinly into half-moons either with a v-slicer or sharp knife.
To prevent your apples from browning place them in salted water using one teaspoon of salt for every two cups of water for 10 minutes. You will be amazed at what a huge difference this will make. Then strain and rinse them just before making up your salad.
Wash the salad leaves under cold running water, remove any damaged or wilted leaves then, either pat or spin dry in a salad spinner to remove excess water.
Remove the papery skin, tops and bottoms from your onion, rinse then cut into half-moons.
Drain your apples and pat dry.

  • CORING RED AND GREEN APPLES WITH AN APPLE CORER ON A WOODEN BOARD
    REMOVE APPLE CORES
  • THINLY SLICING RED AND GREEN APPLES USING A MANDOLINE SLICER
    THINLY SLICE APPLES
  • APPLE SLICES SUBMERGED IN SALTED WATER TO STOP BROWNING
    PLACE IN SALTED WATER
  • STRAINING AND RINSING THIN APPLE SLICES
    STRAIN WELL & DRY
  • WASHED MIXED LEAVES IN SALAD SPINNER
    WASH & DRY SALAD LEAVES
  • THINLY SLICING RED ONION ON WOODEN BOARD WITH RED KNIFE
    THINLY SLICE RED ONION

2WHISK DRESSING
Place the yoghurt, orange juice and zest, apple cider vinegar, oil and poppy seeds in a small mixing bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir until the poppy seeds and zest are evenly distributed throughout.

INGREDIENTS FOR CREAMY POPPYSEED DRESSING
ADD INGREDIENTS TO BOWL
STIRRING CREAMY POPPYSEED DRESSING
MIX UNTIL COMBINED

3ASSEMBLE SALAD
Place all your ingredients in a large mixing bowl (reserve 1-2 tbsps of pecans to use as a garnish), season with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
Pour over your dressing and toss until everything has been well coated with the dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
Arrange in a salad bowl, scatter the reserved pecans on top and serve immediately.

ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR APPLE PECAN SALAD IN A MIXING BOWL WITH DRESSING ON THE SIDE
ADD INGREDIENTS IN A MIXING BOWL
MIXING APPLE PECAN SALAD WITH CREAMY POPPYSEED DRESSING
TOSS WITH DRESSING

What to Serve It With

We served ours with crackled pork rack but would also be great with roast chicken or turkey.

Some More Leaf Salad Recipes

MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH TURMERIC

ARUGULA SALAD WITH AVOCADO

  • MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH TURMERIC DRESSING IN A PINK BOWL WITH GOLD CUTLERY ON WHITE MARBLE BACKGROUND
  • ARUGULA-SALAD-WITH-AVOCADO-&-PRESERVED-LEMON

Recipe Card

APPLE PECAN SALAD LANDSCAPE

Apple Pecan Salad

Apple Pecan Salad will be your easy go-to salad during autumn, juicy, crisp apples, greens smothered in a decadently creamy orange poppy seed dressing and voila – magic on a plate!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy
Servings: 4 as a side
Calories: 200kcal
Author: Anastasia
Equipment
  • Apple corer
  • Salad Spinner
Ingredients
For the salad…
  • 120 grams mixed leaves approximately 4 cups
  • 2 apples 1 used a granny smith and a red delicious
  • ½ red onion
  • ½ cup Pecans
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
For the creamy orange poppy seed dressing
  • ¼ cup Greek yoghurt
  • 2 tbsps apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsps orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 2 tsps poppy seeds
Metric - Imperial
Instructions
  • Wash and core the apples, cut them into half-moons, place in a bowl of salted water (1 teaspoon for every 2 cups of water).
  • Wash your salad greens and either pat dry or spin in a salad spinner to remove the excess water.
  • Add all the dressing ingredients to a small bowl, season and mix to combine.
  • Drain your apples and pat dry then place all your ingredients in a large mixing bowl (reserve 1-2 tbsps of pecans for a garnish), season, pour over the dressing and toss until well combined.
  • Arrange in a salad bowl, scatter the reserved pecans on top to garnish and serve immediately.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 407IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg
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