APPLE CRANBERRY BACON CANDIED WALNUT SALAD WITH APPLE POPPY SEED VINAIGRETTE

By PineyCook

Ingredients

• Apple Cranberry Bacon Salad
• 1 small head Romaine lettuce
• 8 oz. baby spinach
• 2 Fuji or honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup Feta cheese crumbles
• 3/4 cup caramelized walnuts (click HERE for recipe)*
• Apple Poppy Seed Dressing
• 3-4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (depending on how “tangy” you want it)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry minced onion
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

Add all of the dressing ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk to combine or shake in a mason jar. Refrigerate while you prepare the salad ingredients then whisk/shake again before drizzling over salad. The dressing can be made up to a week in advance.

When ready to serve, toss all of the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. You can either drizzle with desired amount of dressing and toss to combine or if you expect leftovers, drizzle individual salad servings with dressing.

NOTES
All ingredients are a guideline. Add more or less of your favorite salad fixings!
*The caramelized nuts recipe makes 1 cup nuts. I suggest making 1 cup caramelized walnuts and using the desired amount in the salad and eating/storing the rest :)