Apple and Blue Cheese Salad

This apple salad is simple yet so refreshing! The apples combined with the blue cheese and toasted, crumbled, walnuts just bring out an incredible flavor!

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 20

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple, blue cheese, easy side dish, salad, walnuts

Servings: Salads

Calories: 563kcal

Equipment

1 mandoline

Ingredients

1 large honeycrisp or other firm Apple
3 ounces of blue cheese
¼ cup of toasted walnuts
¼ teaspoon of sea salt
3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of sugar or pure maple syrup optional see notes

Instructions

Using a mandolin or a sharp knife, core apple and slice as thin as possible.
Crush walnuts to a small crumble.
Combine sea salt, vinegar, olive oil, and syrup or sugar.
For one salad, layer half of the apples and add about 3-4 tablespoons of vinaigrette. Sprinkle on half the blue cheese and walnuts.

Notes

Adding the sugar or pure maple syrup to the vinaigrette is up to you. It just depends how tart you would like the vinaigrette.

Nutrition

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