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 waldorfsalad.pdf 
Waldorf salad is a traditional salad that goes back many years. I used to stick my tongue out at it when my grandmother made it years ago and now I wish I hadn't. All I needed to do was make it once, and now I’m hooked. I think maybe taste buds change as we grow older and finally my waldorf buds kicked in!! This salad is fresh, crisp and very tasty…almost sweet enough for dessert! You can serve it on a flat salad plate on a piece of pretty lettuce, or in a small dessert bowl. I almost think in glass bowls it would be lovely because of the combination of soft color mixed with the dark raisins.
Ingredients List:
- 4 medium apples
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup chopped celery
- ¾ cup halved seedless grapes
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ¾ cup raisins
- ½ cup mayonnaise, salad dressing or organic vegenaise
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- Ground nutmeg
Tip:
Always use as many organic products as possible. Apples especially becasue they are sprayed with chemicals if they aren't organic and those chemicals can be absorbed into the fruit.
Instructions:
1. Cut the apples into diced pieces, removing the core. For a more interesting flavor, I used 1 Red Delicious, 1 Fuji, 1 Braeburn and a Cortland apple. The variety made the salad even more interesting.
2. Place diced apples in a large bowl and add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to keep apples from turning brown. Stir in the lemon juice so all of the apple pieces are coated.
3. Add the chopped celery, halved grapes, chopped walnuts and raisins.
4. To make the dressing, combine the salad dressing or mayonnaise (or vegenaise) with the sugar and ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Mix well.
5. Add the dressing to the salad and mix well. (Hey, is that Matt’s face in my vegenaise?)
6. Transfer the salad to a serving bowl and lightly top with nutmeg. Place in the refrigerator until serving. Should make about 8-10 servings.
The initial reason I made the waldorf salad was for a potluck gathering of friends where I was to bring fruit. Well, I just couldn’t stand to make an ordinary mixed fruit salad, so the waldorf seemed like an interesting alternative. For the kids I took wooden skewers and skewered pineapple, cantaloupe, grapes and a maraschino cherry or two just to make it a little bit more fun. They were both a hit and I may never go back to cut up fruit in a bowl!!
Shari
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I am trying to add more vegetable dishes to our weekly menus and this salad sounds like it will be a winner. Thanks for sharing your adventure into vegetarianism. One of my step-daughters and my son's girlfriend are both vegetarians so I am sure I will be referring to your list of these dishes to try. Keep 'em coming.
Ginny