Apple-Pecan Salad with Honey Vinaigrette

  Salads

Sweet-tart apples, like Braeburn or Empire, pair well with Parmesan cheese in this apple pecan salad. You can also try this salad with a Bartlett or Bosc pear and blue cheese.

Apple-Pecan Salad with Honey Vinaigrette

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 10 servings.

Ingredients

  • 7 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce
  • 1 medium apple, sliced
  • 1/3 cup pecan halves, toasted
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • 1. In a serving bowl, combine the lettuce, apple and pecans. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, honey, oil, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 115 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 fat, 1/2 starch.

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