CONTEST-WINNING HOLIDAY TOSSED SALAD

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With its red and green ingredients, this salad is perfect for Christmas meals. Local cranberries and blue cheese make a great combination with salad greens, apples, walnuts and a simple cranberry vinaigrette. It's a family favorite.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 cups torn mixed salad greens
2 medium red apples, diced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons thawed cranberry juice concentrate
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Dash salt and pepper

Steps:

  • In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, apples, blue cheese, cranberries, walnuts and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

HD Mohibur & BD
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This salad is perfect for a holiday party. It's festive and delicious.


Md Asif Hasan
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I'm not a huge fan of cranberries, so I substituted dried cherries instead. It was still delicious!


Usman Sawada
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I followed the recipe exactly and my salad turned out great! I will definitely be making this again.


Meg Balika
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I found this salad to be a bit bland. I think it needed more dressing.


Dan Oliki
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This salad was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.


Abbas Bhaijibhai
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I made this salad for my family and they loved it! Even my picky kids ate it all up.


Prince molefe
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This salad is a great way to use up leftover holiday ingredients.


Bisal Kumar
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I've made this salad several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


Bhai Mera
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I love the combination of flavors in this salad. The cranberries and walnuts add a nice tartness and crunch.


mrvnk
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This is my new favorite holiday salad. It's so easy to make and it always turns out great.


A.R. Asikur
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This salad was a hit at our holiday party! It was so refreshing and flavorful, and it was the perfect side dish to our heavy meal.