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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  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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Turkey Club Wrap

In general I avoid buying anything processed, but on special occasions, exceptions are made. This wrap is part of the Graduation Celebration Menu.  To honor the taste buds of our outstanding Magna Cum Laude high school graduate, I used Ranch dressing and processed meat (deli turkey).

Left to my own devices, I would use tzatziki (creamy Greek yogurt blended with cucumbers, dill, lemon and garlic) instead of the Ranch dressing.

In a 2015 report, the  World Health International Agency for Cancer Research classified processed meats (hot dogs, bacon and deli meats such as ham, salami, turkey etc) as carcinogenic. So as a food choice for me, deli meats are a once-in-a-long-while treat.

 

Turkey Club Wrap
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4 people
Turkey Club Wrap
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4 people
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  1. Spread Ranch dressing (or tatziki) all over one side of the wrap.
  2. Place tomatoes down center of wrap. Place two or three avocado slices on tomatoes.
  3. Then layer turkey slices, cheese and lettuce
  4. Fold in ends of the wrap and roll up.
  5. If making these for the Graduation Celebration Luncheon, tie around the center with a chive or green onion piece
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