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Apple Walnut Salad with Walnut Pesto and Maple Candied Walnuts

This apple walnut salad has a tasty walnut pesto dressing. It's then sprinkled with easy rosemary maple glazed walnuts. It's a delicious vegan salad recipe that's great for dinner or a side dish.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 313 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American , International

Ingredients

For the walnut pesto
  • ½ cup (60g) walnuts
  • 1 cup (60g) fresh parsley roughly chopped and thick stems removed
  • 1 garlic clove finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ⅛ teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup (50ml) extra virgin olive oil
For the maple glazed walnuts
  • 1 cup (100g) walnuts
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
For the salad
  • 1 apple
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 cups (150g) mixed lettuce leaves

Instructions

For the walnut pesto
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  1. Heat a dry frying pan, then add the walnuts and lightly toast for a few minutes until they begin to darken and smell fragrant, stirring often so they don’t burn.
  2. Add the toasted walnuts, parsley, garlic, lemon juice and salt and pepper to a small food processor and whiz until it forms fine crumbs. 
  3. Keep the motor running and slowly pour the olive oil in through the feed tube, whizzing until it’s all combined. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
For the maple glazed walnuts
  1. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Add the walnuts and lightly toast, shaking the pan often, for a few minutes until golden and fragrant. 
  2. Add the maple syrup, brown sugar, rosemary, paprika and sea salt and heat, stirring, for a minute or two until the sugar dissolves. Spread the nuts onto a plate to cool.
For the salad
  1. Core and quarter the apple then slice it thinly. Add the lemon juice to a bowl of cold water and put the apple slices into it for a few minutes to prevent browning. 
  2. Gently toss the salad leaves together with the drained apple in a large serving bowl. Just before serving, add a drizzle of the pesto and spoon on the glazed walnuts.Note: if necessary, loosen the pesto by stirring in a little water.

Nutrition Information

Calories 313kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Sodium 105mg (4%) Potassium 255mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 1230IU (25%) Vitamin C 16.4mg (18%) Calcium 58mg (6%) Iron 1.7mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313

% Daily Value*

Calories 313kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 105mg 4%
Potassium 255mg 5%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 1230IU 25%
Vitamin C 16.4mg 18%
Calcium 58mg 6%
Iron 1.7mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.