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Autumn Salad

fruit and nuts make this salad a fun starter or side to most main-dish meals . . . and it can be served year round!

10 minutes
6 servings
Public domain source

Gather

Ingredients

  • 1 Granny Smith apple, rinsed and thinly sliced (with skin)
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 bag mixed lettuce greens (or your favorite lettuce) (about 5 C), rinsed
  • ½ C dried cranberries
  • ¼ C walnuts, chopped
  • ¼ C unsalted sunflower seeds
  • 1/3 C low-fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Sprinkle lemon juice on the apple slices.

  2. 2

    Mix the lettuce, cranberries, apple, walnuts, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.

  3. 3

    Toss with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, to lightly cover the salad, and serve.

Source & rights

Where this recipe comes from

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners. No government endorsement is implied.

This source recipe has been reformatted for Pantry Start but has not yet been kitchen-tested by our editors. Check current food-safety guidance and use your judgment.