Apple Cranberry Salad Recipe
Say hello to the flavors of fall in this fast, easy, and healthy dried cranberry salad that’s loaded with textures galore. There are sweet honey crisp apples, chewy orange-flavored dried cranberries, salty blue cheese, and crunchy candied pecans made with Fisher Pecan Halves. The apple cider vinegar salad dressing comes together in 30 seconds in the blender. It’s a tart-and-sweet blend of dried cranberries, apple cider vinegar, honey, and olive oil. So easy but packs so much flavor. It’s thick and coats the salad beautifully. The salad is great for lunch, as a healthy and fast dinner, and would make a gorgeous side at holiday celebrations and parties for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Apple Cranberry Salad Ingredients
To make this apple salad with dried cranberries, you’ll need: Any my roasted sweet potato and apple casserole is a healthier holiday side dish that’s so easy you’ll make it for weeknight dinners, too!
Butter lettuce – feel free to substitute any other greens such as Romaine lettuce, baby spinach, or arugula Honey Crisp apple – I love the sweet tart flavor of Honey Crisp apples, but you can experiment with whatever you like best. For a more tart taste, use Granny Smith apples instead of a sweet apple Orange-flavored dried cranberries – if you can’t find orange-flavored dried cranberries at your local grocery store, regular may be substituted. I found the orange-flavored ones at Trader Joe’s Blue cheese crumbles – you can substitute goat cheese or feta cheese if preferred Candied Fisher pecans (tutorial linked in recipe card below) – feel free to substitute walnuts, slivered almonds, or even toasted pumpkin seeds Apple cider vinegar Honey – the exact amount of honey needed will vary based on how sweet or tart the cranberries are and on personal preference Olive oil Salt and pepper
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make This Cranberry Apple Salad Recipe
This cranberry apple salad comes together quickly and can be served as a side salad, or you can add your choice of protein to turn it into an entree. Here’s an overview of how the salad is made:
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