Granny Smith Salad with Blue Cheese and Pecans
This sweet and savory salad with granny smith apples, blue cheese, and candied pecans is a delicious salad that's great as a side dish or for a vegetarian lunch!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: salad
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 4-5 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1/4 small red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1/3 cup candied pecans
- balsamic vinaigrette or blue cheese dressing, to taste
Instructions
- Add chopped romaine or spring mix to a large bowl.
- Thinly slice apple and onion. Crumble blue cheese.
- Add apple, onion , blue cheese, and candied pecans to the lettuce.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and lightly toss to coat just before serving.
Notes
- I love my homemade candied pecans on this salad, but you can use store-bought candied pecans, or just toast some plain pecans!
- This salad is best served fresh. I don't recommend making it ahead of time.
Keywords: granny smith apple salad with blue cheese and pecans
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