Chopped Apple Feta Salad with Pecans
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.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 15 ounces mixed hearty greens baby spinach, Swiss chard and/or arugula, chopped
- 1 large granny smith apple cored and chopped
- 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 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
- In a large mixing bowl, toss together the chopped greens, apple, feta cheese, pecans and dried fruit.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 910IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg