Light
Waldorf Salad
There
are many Waldorf salad recipes. Most are made with mayonnaise. This
one is a little different, made lighter with whipped cream and grapes
instead of raisins. (Of course, you can substitute commercial whipped
topping for the whipped cream.)
We don’t
know that you can call this Waldorf salad “light” like in
reduced fat but it is light on the palette, delightfully refreshing.
We suppose that if you use a light whipped topping, it would be. Fresh
grapes instead of the traditional raisins help.
We think of
Waldorf salad as a harvest-time salad but all that is really required
are good crisp apples. You can usually get good apples year around but
if you don’t have good apples, don’t bother making a Waldorf
salad.
Ingredients
3 cups coarsely
chopped apples, about 3 medium apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup grapes, cut in half
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup mayonnaise, or to taste
1/3 heavy cream, whipped
salad greens or lettuce
Directions
1. Toss the apples
with the lemon juice, sugar, and salt to coat. (The lemon juice will
help keep the apples from turning dark. If you were making a Waldorf
salad with mayonnaise only, the acidity in the mayonnaise would do the
trick.) Add the grapes, celery, and nuts.
2. Fold the mayonnaise into the whipped cream. Fold the apple mixture
into the whipped cream mixture. Serve on greens.
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