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Cranberry, Apple, and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry-Apple Cider Dressing
4.6 from 15 votes

Cranberry, Apple, and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry-Apple Cider Dressing

🍎🥗🙌 All the flavors of Fall in one gorgeous, hearty, and healthy salad! The easy, tart-and-sweet dressing is just bursting with flavor!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 521 kcal
Course: Side Dish, Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Salad
  • 4 cups butter lettuce romaine or your favorite blend of greens may be substituted
  • 1 cup honeycrisp apples diced (from about 1 medium apple; Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, etc. may be substituted)
  • ¾ cup dried cranberries regular dried cranberries may be substituted, orange-flavored
  • ¾ cup pecans candied
  • ¾ cup blue cheese gorgonzola or feta cheese may be substituted, crumbles
Dressing
  • ½ cup dried cranberries regular dried cranberries may be substituted, orange-flavored
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons honey
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste

Instructions

Salad:
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  1. To a large bowl, add the lettuce, and top with apples, cranberries, pecans, and cheese. Set aside.
Dressing:
  1. To the canister of a blender, add all ingredients, and blend on high power for about 30 seconds, or until combined. The cranberries won’t break down completely and having some texture retained is okay. The amount of honey needed will vary based on how sweet or tart the cranberries are and on personal preference. I prefer less oil rather than more, but add to taste.
  2. Taste dressing and make any necessary flavor adjustments (more salt, pepper, etc.).
  3. Drizzle over salad and serve immediately.

Notes

  • All salad topping amounts are flexible, add more or less of each topping based on personal preferences.
  • Extra dressing will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 521kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 49g (16%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 26g (153%) Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 561mg (23%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 41g (82%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 521

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 521kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 49g 16%
Protein 9g 18%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 26g 153%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 561mg 23%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 41g 82%

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