Classic Waldorf Salad
This refreshing salad combines crisp apples, crunchy celery, and toasted walnuts with sweet grapes, all bound together by a creamy, tangy dressing. It's perfect as a light lunch or a sophisticated side dish.
An original recipe by Forkin
- Total time
- 50 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Per serving
- 383 kcal
Allergen information: may contain celery, eggs, mustard, nuts, sulphites, and tree nuts. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.
Mise en place
Ingredients
Converted for display; the recipe amounts stay equivalent.
Ingredients
- 2 pcsapple, cored and diced
- 2 pcscelery stalk, thinly sliced
- 1 cupred grape, halved
salad
- 0.5 cupwalnut, chopped
dressing
- 0.5 cupmayonnaise
- 1 tbsplemon juice
- 0.5 tspdijon mustard
- 0.5 tspsugar(optional)
- 0.25 tspsalt
- 0.13 tspblack pepper, freshly ground
garnish
- 4 pcslettuce leaf
Equipment
mixing bowl · skillet · whisk
The method
Step by step
- 1
Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until fragrant, shaking occasionally to prevent burning.
About 5 min
Cook’s note: Keep a close eye on the walnuts as they can burn quickly.
- 2
Remove the walnuts from the heat and let them cool completely.
- 3
In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, sugar (if using), salt, and black pepper to create the dressing.
About 2 min
Cook’s note: Taste the dressing and adjust seasonings to your preference.
- 4
Add the diced apples, sliced celery, halved grapes, and cooled walnuts to the bowl with the dressing.
About 2 min
- 5
Gently fold all the ingredients until everything is evenly coated with the dressing.
About 1 min
- 6
Cover the bowl and refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
About 30 min
Cook’s note: Chilling the salad makes it more refreshing.
- 7
Serve the Waldorf salad chilled on beds of lettuce leaves.
Per serving
Nutrition
- Calories
- 383kcal
- Protein
- 3.4g
- Carbs
- 24.4g
- Fat
- 32.3g
- Fibre
- 4.1g
- Sugar
- 17.2g
Estimated from the recipe’s ingredient quantities. Values can vary with brands and substitutions.
Keep it good
Store leftover Waldorf salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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