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Chopped Apple Feta Salad with Pecans

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Quick and easy to prepare, Chopped Salad with Apples, Pecans and Feta Cheese is a colorful, elegant, side salad. Hearty greens are mixed with chopped apples, pecans, feta, dried cranberries and golden raisins, then tossed with a simple vinaigrette.

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 15 ounces mixed hearty greens (baby spinach, Swiss chard and/or arugula), chopped
  • 1 large granny smith apple, cored and chopped
  • 4 ounces (1 tub) feta cheese crumbles
  • 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit (dried cranberries, golden raisins, blueberries)
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate-quince white balsamic vinegar (can also use regular white balsamic)
  • 3 tablespoons lime olive oil (can also use extra virgin olive oil)
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Fresh ground pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, toss together the chopped greens, apple, feta cheese, pecans and dried fruit.
  2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
  3. Toss the salad with half of the dressing. Add more as needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Notes

Make ahead: Salad can be tossed without the apples and not dressed earlier in the day. Shortly before serving chop apples, add to salad and toss with dressing.

  • Author: by Lee Clayton Roper
  • Category: Salad, healthy, side dish
  • Method: No bake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 328
  • Sugar: 17 g
  • Fat: 25.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 5.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.2 g
  • Fiber: 5.1 g
  • Protein: 6.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 16.9 mg