Waldorf Salad

Name: Waldorf Salad
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 large Granny Smith apple; 1 large Red Delicious apple; 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; 80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) raisins; 80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped walnuts; 80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped celery; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar; 6 large leaves lettuce; 10 halved maraschino cherries

Waldorf salad was created by Oscar Tschirky in 1896 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York, in the United States of America.

45 min

Ingredients

1 large Granny Smith apple
1 large Red Delicious apple
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) raisins
80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped walnuts
80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped celery
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
6 large leaves lettuce
10 halved maraschino cherries

Steps

Slice the apples into wedges, and place in a bowl.
Pour lemon juice on the apple wedges, and ensure a light coating to prevent browning.
Plump the raisins by placing them in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain well.
Mix celery, raisins, and walnuts into the bowl of apple wedges.
Mix the mayonnaise and sugar together, then pour into the apple mixture, ensuring a light coating on all items.
Chill for at least 30 minutes
Place 3 lettuce leaves on a large plate and three on another, place half of the mixture on each set of leaves, and sprinkle 5 cherries on each salad.
Serve

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Adapted from “Waldorf Salad” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.