Apple Cranberry Salad with Poppyseed Vinaigrette

This Apple Salad is bursting with apples, cranberries, candied walnuts, bacon, and feta all drizzled with sweet and tangy Apple Poppy Seed Vinaigrette. Its a refreshing balance of sweet and savory and gorgeous for special occasions but easy enough for everyday. And you are going to want to this Apple Walnut Salad every day. Its the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving feast because not only is it scrumptious and deceptively sophisticated, but it can all be prepared beforehand with the exception of slicing the apples for a NO STRESS side that everyone will rave about!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 small head romaine lettuce (chopped)
• 8 oz. spring salad mix (or 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
• 1/2 cup roasted salted pepitas ((or sunflower seeds))
• 3/4 cup Recipe Caramelized Walnuts (*)
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried minced onions

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add 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 five days in advance.
2. 2When 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.