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Apple Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

“This salad contains lots of greens and sliced Red Delicious apples with a sprinkling of toasted almonds. But the dressing is a bit fancier. Cranberries, onions, sugar, and mustard are pureed in the blender with balsamic vinegar and oil, then added to the salad so that it perfectly coats every leaf of lettuce and slice of apple.”

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2005

I made this for Thanksgiving dinner this year and it was delicious. The dressing does have quite the onion bite but I liked it. I used canola oil instead of vegetable and next time I would use olive oil as I think it makes a better viniagrette. I also think it needed more oil, it was a very thick dressing. But alltogether really good and well received at the dinner table!

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Jessie

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2005

This was delicious. I used fresh spinach instead of mixed greens. I also used dried cranberries for the dressing, then tossed a handful of dried cranberries into the salad. This is a perfect Autumn salad!

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2005

The best part by far is the salad dressing. It can be a bit oniony so dont add as much if you don't favor onions. I've made this salad several times and the dressing even more!

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2005

This was great alternative to salad. I doubled the recipe but kept the oil amount the same. I used olive oil and used 1/2 cup red onions in the dressing since I was not sure how strong it would be. It was not overpowering at all. I used dried cranberries and ommitted the sugar. I added a total of 3 Tbs of mustard for the doubled recipe. I cut the apples up and tossed with a few more onion pieces over the lettuce. It was a hit. Plenty of dressing left over. I would recommend eating it on same day. Not the greatest as a leftover. Definitely worth making again.

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Scubagirl

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2005

This recipe was OK. I will make it again, but with some substitutiions. The dressing had a very strong onion flavor. I may try a different type of onion. I will also try adding some fetta cheese.

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IRENE121478

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2005

This is a great salad and a terrific dressing!

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CAROL KRESGE

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2005

How I made it I would give this 5 stars. I wouldn't even try to put all the onions this recipe suggests. I used 1 shallot instead and added a little more sugar and cranberries to the sauce. I used micro greens and boston lettuce. Will make again.

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JENN_77

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2005

Very refreshing taste. I didn't have fresh cranberries so I used dry, and I also followed other member's advice and didn't add the onion to the food processor, and instead tossed it in with the greens. Tasted even better the second day.

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LynnInHK

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2005

This salad is wonderful. My whole family loved it and asks me to make it every family gatherings.

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Bettyjoe1952

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2005

Wonderful flavor, and the crunch of the nuts and apples really adds something! This was a big hit when I served it.

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crackedglass

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2005

This salad was WONDERFUL and will definitely make again. My picky dinner guests (parents) loved it as well. The only change I made was to reduce the amount of onion based upon feedback from other reviews. Next time, I will cut up the apples in to smaller pieces (rather than wedges) and I will soak them in a lemon/water bath to keep them from turning brown.

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Nicole Janel

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2004

I left out the onion as suggested by previous reviewers. I also had to add quite a bit more sugar to cut back on a very strong vinegar taste. After the adjustments it was quite good, especially with the toasted walnuts.

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JWINTY

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2004

My family won't eat anything if they know onions are in it so I just put some onion powder (not much, just a few shakes) into the dressing. I also used extra virgin olive oil instead of the vegetable oil. It was great at Thanksgiving and I'm making it for a Christmas party next week.

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CHOLLING

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2004

I got rave reviews for this salad at a potluck. I increased cranberries to 1/2C and decreased onions to 1/3C. I also used regular mustard but only 1/2 tsp. and extra virgin olive ol instead of vegetable oil. I used a blender instead of a food processor and it worked fine. A very good dressing that I will make to have on hand for other salads!

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LauraN

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2004

I had been wanting to try this for a while and thought it would be great with the pork roast recipe I was making. Anyhow, I cannot tell you how disappointed I was with this. The only reason it is getting two stars is because my husband liked the flavor. I could only handle one bit and gave the rest to him. Won't be making again.

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JDVMD

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2004

I can't figure out what, but I must have done something REALLY wrong. I used half the onions, more cranberries, more sugar and extra virgin olive oil and mine was terrible.

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2004

I followed the recipe perfectly, but the dressing just tasted like onions.

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2004

This salad is Super! I used mixed baby greens---makes it quick and easy. Also added bleu cheese (a little goes a long way!) Next time I will try dried cranberries as well.

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