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AUTUMN APPLE SALAD WITH A MAPLE VINAIGRETTE

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This easy to make Autumn Apple Salad is loaded up with crispy bacon, crunchy pecan halves, crumbled feta, and sweet dried cranberries. All drizzled with a homemade Maple Dijon Vinaigrette. This salad comes together in less than 15 minutes and is a perfect side dish or light lunch.

Provided by Serene

Categories Salad

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cups baby spinach (raw)
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup pecans (halved)
2 tbsp feta cheese
½ granny smith apple (sliced)
½ fuji apple (sliced)
2 slices bacon (cooked and chopped)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
1½ tsp dijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste

Steps:

Make Dressing: Add all the ingredients for the maple dijon vinaigrette to a small mason jar. Shake to mix.
Layer Salad: Add the spinach to a medium size bowl or plate.
Top with dried cranberries, halved pecans, feta cheese, sliced apples, and cooked bacon.
Dress and Toss: Drizzle the salad dressing over the top of the salad, toss and serve.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1, Calories 478 kcal, Sugar 27 g, Sodium 405 mg, Fat 36 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 36 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 8 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, UnsaturatedFat 26 g

AUTUMN APPLE SALAD

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Whether I make it for a Sunday dinner, a company dinner or a covered-dish dinner, people like the blend of flavor in this salad. The ladies ask for the recipe...the men ask me to make sure their wives get a copy of it! Our house is on the edge of town. It has lots of room for gardening (my husband, my parents and grandparents, all lived on farms). I'm a second-grade teacher with two boys, 5 and 2, who "help" Mommy cook.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 20m

Yield 9-12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
2/3 cup sugar
1 package (3 ounces) lemon gelatin
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup diced unpeeled apples
1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup whipped topping
Lettuce leaves

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine pineapple and sugar; bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Add gelatin; stir until dissolved. Add cream cheese; stir until mixture is thoroughly combined. Cool. , Fold in apples, nuts, celery and whipped topping. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares and serve on lettuce leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 81mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.