Apple Feta Salad with Honeycrisp Apples
A festive fall salad featuring crisp Honeycrisp apples, salty feta cheese, crunchy nuts, and a tangy apple cider vinaigrette. This salad is perfect as a Thanksgiving side dish and is quick to assemble.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups arugula
- 2 Honeycrisp apples, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion (optional)
- For the Vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the vinaigrette: In a small bowl or jar, whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey or maple syrup, and Dijon mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
- Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, combine arugula, sliced apples, feta cheese, chopped nuts, and red onion (if using).
- Dress the salad: Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently to coat all ingredients.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a heartier salad, you can add grilled chicken or chickpeas.
- If Honeycrisp apples are unavailable, Fuji or Gala apples also work well.
- This salad pairs wonderfully with a meal delivery service for a complete, healthy holiday meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of salad
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
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