Apple season is upon us and that means it's time for some delicious apple recipes! This Harvest Apple Salad is the perfect way to celebrate autumn and all things apple. The salad is easy to make and full of flavor. You'll love the sweet and savory combination of flavors in this salad. So get ready to celebrate fall with this amazing Apple Waldorf Salad!
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- There's something about the crispness of fall apples in this apple Waldorf salad that just makes them so irresistible.
- And when you combine them with the sweetness of cranberries and the crunch of nuts, you've got a salad that's simply irresistible.
- The best part is, this salad is so easy to make. Just throw everything in a bowl and you're good to go.
So whether you're looking for a healthy side dish or a light lunch, this harvest apple salad is sure to please.
🛒 Ingredients
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Note: The full list of this recipe ingredients with their amounts and options is listed in the recipe card below.
Apple Salad:
- Large Honeycrisp apples
- lemon, juiced
- celery, thinly sliced
- seedless red grapes, halved
- toasted pecans, chopped
- dried cranberries
- mayonnaise
- brown sugar
🗒 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Wash and core the apples and slice. Cube the slices and place the cubes in a glass bowl. Toss the cubes with the lemon juice.
- In a large glass bowl whisk together the mayonnaise and the brown sugar.
- Add the apple cubes, celery, grapes, pecans, and cranberries to the dressing.
- Stir to coat.
- Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
🔪 Equipment
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🤔 FAQs
These are the questions we are most frequently asked about making Harvest Apple Salad
This apple salad is made of apples, grapes, cranberries, pecan, mayo, brown sugar, and lemon juice.
I like to use sweet and crisp apples like honey crisp, and Fuji apples.
You can add a cup of fresh pineapple instead of cranberries to this salad.
Tossing the cut apples in lemon juice will prevent them from browning in your salad.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Give this salad time to chill in the fridge so that the flavors meld together nicely.
- Try to cut the apples into equal-sized pieces.
- If you don't have lemon juice on hand for your apples, you can sprinkle them with fruit fresh instead.
- If you want to vary the flavor you can use a mix of honey crisp apples, and granny smith apples for a mixture of sweet and tart.
📚 Variations
- If you are not a fan of cranberries you can use raisins instead.
- Instead of using lemon juice in your dressing, you can use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar instead.
- A dash of black pepper will give a nice zing to the dressing.
- If you want to add some additional ingredients to this apple salad recipe, you can add red onion, mini marshmallows, or even cooked chicken or turkey.
- Walnuts, pistachios, or sunflower seeds, can be used in place of pecans.
🥫 Storage
This salad can be stored in the fridge up for to 24 hours. I do not recommend that you freeze this salad.
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- Avocado Chicken Salad offers a delicious contrast of creamy smooth textures with fresh and crunchy salad ingredients. This salad is an incredibly healthy meal with chopped rotisserie chicken and low-carb ingredients. It's a great salad to try next time you are in the market for something new.
- This Fall Harvest Salad uses seasonal produce and crispy salad ingredients with nuts, seeds, dried cranberries, and crumbled feta cheese. It's a refreshing side dish or meal when you are craving something light.
- Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is one of my favorite pasta salad recipes with tangy and crunchy dill pickles, tender pasta, cheese cubes, chopped onion, fresh dill, and a creamy mayo dressing! Enjoy this addictive pasta salad at your next summer cookout or potluck!
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- This simple Shake and Bake Pork Chops recipe with Parmesan potatoes made on a sheet pan are easy to follow and results in flavorful, juicy pork chops every time. It's the perfect main dish to serve with this apple Waldorf salad recipe.
- These Grilled Pork Kebabs are fast, easy, and tasty. If you are looking for a simple weeknight meal, then pair these tender kebobs with this apple grape salad for a fresh and healthy dinner.
- These Spicy Chicken Kebabs are here to spice up your dinner-time game! Full of delicious spices, these kebabs are perfect for summertime entertaining. So fire up the oven and get ready for some serious flavor with this chicken kebab recipe.
📞 Chiacchierata (chat)
I don't know what it is about apple grape salad that I love so much, but I enjoy making this simple no-cook salad all year long. I hope that you love this tangy recipe as much as I do. It's so good we get requests for it even when we have our summer gatherings.
Another salad you may enjoy, although we consider it more of a dessert is our Pistachio Fluff or more commonly known as Watergate Salad.
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📝 Recipe Card
This Harvest Apple Salad recipe is full of fresh apples, and crunchy nuts and coated in a sweet and tangy salad. You can never go wrong with this simple side dish for any meal.
If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
📖 Recipe
Harvest Apple Cranberry Salad With Red Grapes And Pecans
Equipment Needed
Ingredients
Apple Salad:
- 4 Large Honeycrisp apples may also use Fuji apples
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 ribs celery thinly sliced
- 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
- ½ cup toasted pecans chopped
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Apple Salad dressing:
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise good quality such as Hellmans or Dukes
- 1½ Tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Wash and core the apples and slice. Cube the slices and place the cubes in a glass bowl. Toss the cubes with the lemon juice.
- In a large glass bowl whisk together the mayonnaise and the brown sugar.
- Add the apple cubes, celery, grapes, pecans, and cranberries to the dressing.
- Stir to coat. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
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