Autumn Salad with Apples and Cranberries

Name: Autumn Salad with Apples and Cranberries
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced (skin on); 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 bag mixed salad greens, about 5 cups; rinsed; ½ cup dried cranberries; ¼ cup chopped walnuts; ¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds; ⅓ cup low-fat raspberry vinaigrette

Crisp greens tossed with tart apple, dried cranberries, walnuts and sunflower seeds in a light raspberry vinaigrette.

10 MIN PREPSERVES 6

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A bowl of lettuce salad with green apple slices, dried cranberries, walnuts and crumbled cheese.

Sweet, tart, crunchy and fresh all at once, this salad works as a starter or alongside almost any main dish, and it is just as welcome in July as in October. Granny Smith apple gives it bite, dried cranberries add chew, and the nuts and seeds bring crunch. Bagged greens and a bottled dressing make it a five-minute job.

Recipe adapted from NHLBI, Deliciously Healthy Dinners (public domain, U.S. government work). Photo: Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0.

As writtenMetricUS

Ingredients

1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced (skin on)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 bag mixed salad greens, about 5 cups; rinsed
½ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
⅓ cup low-fat raspberry vinaigrette

Steps

Sprinkle the lemon juice over the apple slices so they stay bright.
Combine the greens, cranberries, apple, walnuts and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
Add just enough raspberry vinaigrette to lightly coat the salad, toss gently, and serve right away.