Romaine and Apple Salad with Walnuts

My salads are a general framework rather exact recipes with precise ingredients and measurements. My favorite combination for this salad is romaine and a crisp apple – Pink Lady, Honey Crisp and Granny Smith are my preferred choices. But I often make it with other greens.

Variations:

  • Instead of Romaine lettuce, mixed greens, spinach, arugula, baby kale
  • Replace walnuts with any nut (almond, pecan, etc) or seed (pumpkin, sunflower)

Note: I always buy nuts and seeds raw and roast them myself 1) either a large batch on a baking sheet for 5 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 or 2) toasting specific amount as needed in a skillet on the stove top at medium heat

Green Salad with Apple and Walnuts
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Green Salad with Apple and Walnuts
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Instructions
  1. Trim off base of romaine, and about 1/2 inch from the top. Quarter in half lengthwise, then cut into bite-size pieces
  2. Wash and dry in salad spinner
  3. Thinly slice green onions, using both white and green parts, toss into lettuce
  4. Core apple, quarter, cut into fine slices, then into matchsticks. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice to prevent from oxidizing. Mix half of apple into lettuce
  5. Chop toasted walnuts. Mix half of walnuts into lettuce
  6. Toss salad with CMF Salad Dressing (lemon version)
  7. Sprinkle remaining apple and walnuts on top and serve.
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Watermelon Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese

Few things sing of summer as enthusiastically as watermelon. Cold, sweet watermelon joins in spectacular harmony with sharp arugula and creamy fresh goat cheese. The crunch of toasted sunflower seeds contrasts deliciously with the watermelon and goat cheese, making this salad a feast of flavor, texture. I can taste the sunshine.

I toss the salad with CMF Basic Salad Dressing using red wine or balsamic vinegar.

It’s a perfect salad to serve with grilled steaks or chicken on a summer night. Add  CMF Quinoa or CMF Rice tossed with 1 or 2 cups of corn and 1 cup of chopped cilantro. For dessert? Mixed Berry Crisp (I reduce the sugar by half)

As beautiful to look at as it is to eat, people always go back for more of this salad.

Hello summer!

Variations

  • Add 1 cup of cherry tomatoes (or plum tomato cut in large dice). It’s especially pretty with yellow tomatoes
  • Reduce watermelon to 1 1/2 cups and add 1 1/2 cups blueberries
  • Use nuts (walnuts, pecans, pistachio etc) instead of pumpkin/sunflower seeds
  • Skip the pumpkin/sunflower seeds
  • Skip the greens
Watermelon Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese
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Variations: - Use baby kale, or finely sliced lacinto or Tuscan kale instead of arugula - Use pine nuts (I lightly toast them in a skillet) instead of sunflower seeds - Use feta instead of creamy goat cheese
Servings
4 servings
Servings
4 servings
Watermelon Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese
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Variations: - Use baby kale, or finely sliced lacinto or Tuscan kale instead of arugula - Use pine nuts (I lightly toast them in a skillet) instead of sunflower seeds - Use feta instead of creamy goat cheese
Servings
4 servings
Servings
4 servings
Ingredients
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Instructions
  1. Wash and spin arugula.
  2. Toss in a large bowl with watermelon and salad dressing.
  3. Add half of goat cheese and sunflower seeds, toss. Serve on a platter, sprinkle remaining goat cheese and sunflower seeds on top.
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