Ina Garten Waldorf Salad
The timeless and classic Waldorf Salad created by Ina Garten is always a hit, particularly when apples are in season. It’s a terrific holiday side dish that your guests will appreciate thanks to its sweet and creamy dressing, which coats apples, grapes, celery, walnuts, and a variety of other ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or plain regular yogurt or sour cream
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar or honey
- lemon zest optional
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds optional
- 1 ½ cups apples cored and diced (don’t peel)
- 1 ½ cups seedless grapes halved
- 1 cup diced pineapple optional (canned or fresh) drain juice well if using canned
- 1 cup celery ribs diced in thin 1/4-inch segments
- 1 cup walnuts divided
- Kosher salt optional and to taste
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely minced, optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest optional and to taste for garnishing
- Bibb lettuce or butter lettuce, optional for serving
Instructions
- Add the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, sugar, lemon juice (be sure to zest the lemon before juicing it, and reserve the zest for garnishing later), optional poppy seeds, and whisk until smooth; set aside.
- Add the apples, grapes, pineapple, celery, and half of the nuts to a large bowl, drizzle the dressing evenly over top, and stir and toss to combine and coat evenly.
- Add salt to taste if desired. I recommend you add some to balance the sweetness.
- Sprinkle the remaining half of the nuts evenly over the top alongside the optional lemon zest and parsley.
- Serve the salad family-style out of the mixing bowl or on individual salad plates, minus the lettuce bed underneath, with large leaves of Bibb lettuce (or butter lettuce will work).
- Salad is best eaten fresh but can be made up to four hours ahead of time.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 293mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 353IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
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