Easy Blue Cheese Apple Salad with Arugula and Pecans
A fresh and delicious salad featuring baby arugula, blue cheese, and apples. Perfect for any occasion when you need a simple yet elegant dish.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Leafy Greens
- 6 cups Baby Arugula Use wild arugula or baby arugula.
Fruits
- ½-1 small Apple Slice thinly; Honeycrisp or Jazz recommended.
Fruits
- ¼ cup Dried Cranberries
Nuts
- ¼ cup Pecans Toasted and chopped.
Cheese
- ¼ cup Blue Cheese Stilton recommended.
Dressing
- 3-4 tablespoons Honey Poppyseed Dressing See notes for using quality dressing.
Instructions
Preparation
- Add arugula to a large mixing bowl.
- Slice apples and add to the arugula. (Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the apples if you are making the salad in advance.)
- Add dried cranberries.
- Chop and add pecans to the salad.
- Crumble the blue cheese over the pecans.
- Drizzle with poppyseed dressing.
- Toss well and serve.
Notes
Assemble the salad but wait to add the dressing until right before serving if making in advance. Use good quality blue cheese for best results.
Nutrition
Serving: 1saladCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 191mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 795IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 1mg
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