The Best Waldorf Salad Recipes

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• In a large bowl, sprinkle apples with 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• Add celery, grapes, walnuts, and raisins.
• For dressing--------------.
• combine mayonnaise and 1/2 tsp lemon juice.
• Whip cream with sugar until fairly stiff.
• Fold whipped cream into the mayonnaise mixture.
• Mix with the apple mixture.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Chill at least one hour before serving.

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• In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice and salt.
• Add apples and celery.
• Toss to coat.
• Cover and chill to blend flavors.
• Just before serving sprinkle with walnuts.

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• Combine first six ingredients; sprinkle lemon juice on top.
• Combine gently--best to use your hands to mix.
• Mix mayonnaise with sugar and cream and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Dress the salad with this.
• Chill before serving.
• Can be prepared several hours ahead of time if necessary.

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• Serving suggestion: Baby greens, extra grapes, raisins and walnuts for garnish
• Coat the chopped apple with the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the chicken, grapes, celery, raisins and walnuts, and gently combine.
• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, orange juice and salt. Gently fold the dressing into the salad. Serve on a bed of greens.

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• Whisk together the buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, vinegar, sugar, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Combine the walnuts, celery and apples in a separate large bowl. Pour three-quarters of the dressing over the celery-apple mixture and toss to coat. Let stand for 5 minutes at room temperature, then toss again. Adjust the seasoning as desired. Add the remaining dressing and toss again. Serve at room temperature.

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• Combine all ingredients, and stir well.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and break the nuts up into small pieces.
• Whisk the yogurt, mayonnaise, parsley, honey, and lemon zest in a large bowl and season generously with pepper.
• Halve, core, and cut the apples into 3/4-inch pieces, leaving the skin intact. Add the apples, celery and raisins to the bowl, and sprinkle with the lemon juice; then toss with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate if not serving immediately.
• When ready to serve, toss walnuts into the salad. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a large platter, or divide them among 4 salad plates. Place the salad on the lettuce and serve.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and break the nuts up into small pieces. Half, core, and cut the apples into 3/4-inch pieces, leaving the skin intact. In a medium bowl, mix the apples with the lemon juice, celery, and walnuts.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, chives, sour cream, parsley, sugar, and lemon zest and season with pepper. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the apple mixture and stir to coat. Refrigerate if not using immediately. When ready to serve, arrange the lettuce leaves on a large platter, or divide them among 6 salad plates. Place the salad on the lettuce and serve.

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• Peel, core and medium dice the red delicious apples. Apples start with approximately 2 pounds of apple to yield 1 1/4 pounds of diced apple. Place in a mixing bowl and mix with the lemon juice. This will keep the apple from discoloring. Before dicing the celery, blanch it in boiling water for 60 seconds and cool it with cold water. This will bring out the sweet flavor and extend the salads shelf life. Combine diced apple, lemon juice, mayonnaise, celery and chill. Serve on a bed of lettuce topped with walnuts and add a simple fruit garnish. Traditionally this is also served with tiny sweet finger sandwiches. (Example: date nut bread and raspberry jam.)
• Serve with: Boston or Romaine leaf lettuce .

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• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Spread chopped walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Roast walnuts in the preheated oven until they are fragrant and browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• Lightly toss chicken with grape halves, cranberries, apple, walnuts, and onion in a salad bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, vanilla yogurt, and lemon juice in a separate bowl. Pour dressing over salad and toss again to coat.

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• Soak cherries in 1 cup boiling water until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Whisk mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add apples, celery, grapes and cherries; toss. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange lettuce on platter. Spoon salad over. Top salad with candied pecans.
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• Combine Granny Smith apple, Golden Delicious apple, Gala apple, Bosc pear, celery, cranberries, walnuts, and pecans in a large bowl.
• Whisk sour cream, mayonnaise, sugar, and lemon juice together in a separate bowl for the dressing.
• Pour dressing into apple mixture; toss until evenly coated. Chill in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes before serving.

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• Combine apples, celery, and pecans in a bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl until well combined.
• Whip heavy cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into mayonnaise mixture to form a creamy dressing.
• Fold apple mixture into the dressing until coated; chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour.

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• Peel apple and cut into halves. Remove core and slice halves 1/4-inch thick. Reserve 4 slices. Cut remaining slices into thin strips.
• In a medium bowl, mix celery, mayonnaise and apple strips; season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange on lettuce and top with apple slices.

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• Place apples, celery, and grapes in a medium bowl, and toss with juice of half the lemon. In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, mustard, honey, and juice of remaining half lemon. Pour half of the dressing over the apple mixture, tossing to combine. Serve over greens, drizzling remaining dressing over salad. Garnish the salad with chopped walnuts and snipped chives.

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• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, and salt.
• Stir in the apples, celery, walnuts, and raisins. Chill until ready to serve.

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• Mix mayonnaise and lemon juice.
• Stir in apples,celery and nuts.
• You may also add a handful of dried cherries or cranberries-- use pecans or walnuts, your choice.
• Another variation is to add pineapple chunks.
• Mix all ingredients and chill well before serving.