The Great Canadian Salad with Apple Cider & Garlic Vinaigrette
This salad is simply delicious to make with all things “Canadian” eh!
Ingredients:
- torn spinach and iceberg lettuce (combined) - 8 cups
- celery stalk (more if desired) - 1
- slices bacon (more if desired) - 4
- apples (Red Delicious, Empire, McIntosh or Honeycrisp) - 1-2
- sharp cheddar cheese - 1 cup
- roasted walnuts - ½ cup
- Apple Cider & Garlic Vinaigrette - 8 tbsp
Instructions:
Roast walnuts in 350°F oven about 5 min. or until beginning to brown.
Cool and roughly chop.
Fry bacon until crisp, dry on paper towel and crumble into pieces.
Slice celery stalk in half lengthwise. Cut the 2 pieces in half and slice on diagonal.
Shred cheese.
Thinly slice apples, skin on.
Place salad greens on plates or in bowl. Dress with apples, celery and cheese.
Drizzle with Apple Cider & Garlic Vinaigrette, tossing salad.
Garnish with toasted walnuts, (walnuts may be seasoned with a sprinkling of cayenne powder while roasting).
Assembly Option: This salad can be assembled in metal rings (like a hollowed out tuna tin) for individual servings. Lightly toss your greens first with 1/2 dressing, for stick. Layer your ingredients in a pleasing stack, pressing into the ring to compress the ingredients. At this point, you can wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Simply invert onto a plate when ready to use and gently push, lifting up the ring to hold the shape. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
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