How to Make Apple and Gorgonzola Cheese Salad
This crowd pleaser includes sweet fall apples that balance out the pungent flavor of Gorgonzola cheese. Pair the salad with roasted chicken, turkey or pork tenderloin.
15 min prep time
8servings
about 1 1/4 cups
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Coat the apples with the lemon juice and set aside. Place the carrot slices and mixed greens on a platter. Top with the onion and set aside.
- Whisk together the orange and lemon juices, honey and mustard. Slowly add the oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly.
- Add the apples to the salad. Top with walnuts and cheese. Drizzle on the vinaigrette.
Nutrition facts
8 Servings
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Serving Size
about 1 1/4 cups
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Amount per serving
Calories
150
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
10g
13%-
Saturated Fat
1.5g
8%
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Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
0mg
0% -
Sodium
95mg
4% -
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%-
Dietary Fiber
3g
11% -
Total Sugars
10g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
2g
Ingredients
large Braeburn apples (thinly sliced)
2
fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp
large carrot (peeled and thinly sliced)
1
mixed salad greens
8 cup
small red onion (thinly sliced)
1
fresh orange juice
2 tbsp
honey
1 tbsp
fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp
Dijon Mustard
2 tsp
walnut oil
1/4 cup
toasted walnut pieces
1/4 cup
Gorgonzola cheese (crumbled)
3 tbsp