Apple Pecan Cherry Salad
Wow your family and friends with this simple yet spectacular fruit salad featuring apples, cherries and toasted pecans.
Yield: Makes 10 cups (15 servings of ⅔ cup each)Difficulty Rating: Easy
Nutritional Highlights: Apple skin contains a considerable amount of the apple’s phytonutrients and fiber, so try not to peel apples before cooking or eating.
Recipe Created By: Kim GaleazRecipe From: My Indiana Home
Ingredients
- 6 heaping cups chopped apples (cut into ½-inch chunks from 4 to 5 apples)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1¼ cups dried tart cherries
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- ½ cup finely chopped red onion
- ½ cup light, reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 cup coarsely chopped, toasted pecans
Tips & Notes
Crisp, sweet apple varieties work best in salads – try Jonagold, Jonathan, Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp or Braeburn. Toasting pecans enhances their natural flavors.
Instructions
- To toast pecans, place chopped nuts in a single layer on a large-rimmed baking sheet. Place on middle rack in a 350° oven for 10-15 minutes, stirring once during cooking time.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl toss chopped apples with lemon zest and juice.Stir in cherries, celery and red onion.
- Lightly mix in mayonnaise.
- If serving immediately, stir in toasted pecans. Otherwise, refrigerate and stir in pecans right before serving.
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