This delicious Chopped Fruit and Nut Salad made with crisp apples, red grapes, and romaine lettuce and a homemade creamy cinnamon dressing. It's the perfect salad to serve at summer picnics, Easter, or family gatherings.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

This Chopped Waldorf Salad has the perfect mix of crispy fruit, toasted walnuts, and a light and creamy cinnamon dressing!

It's great for serving at summer picnics, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any family gathering.

🍴Ingredient Notes

• Chopped Romaine Lettuce - I would not swap for any other lettuce. Romaine lettuce is great for chopped salads and adds a fresh, crisp texture.
• Green Apple - I love adding diced green apples to balance out the sweetness of the other ingredients.
• Honeycrisp Apple - Or any crisp red apple variety!
• Red Grapes - Although it's a pain to cut grapes in half, I highly recommend it for this recipe. I used a smaller red grape variety, but any red or green grape will work.
• Toasted Walnuts - Toasting the walnuts bring out the flavor and gives them an extra crispy texture. You can also put them in raw.
• Dried Cranberries - To give this salad an extra touch of sweetness I used dried cranberries. If you would like to cut down on the sugar content, skip this ingredient.

Creamy Homemade Cinnamon Dressing

• Primal Kitchen Mayo - You can also swap for a dairy-free plain yogurt or Greek yogurt.
• Lemon Juice - To lighten up the dressing, I added some fresh lemon juice. You can also use store bought lemon juice.
• Honey - For a touch of sweetness, I love adding in a little honey.
• Cinnamon - For a warmer flavor, I used cinnamon. It complements the fruit and pairs perfectly with this dressing.
• Salt - You don't need much salt if you're using Primal Kitchen Whip. If you swap for yogurt, you might want to add a little more.

🍴Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Making Creamy Cinnamon Dressing

Start by adding all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl. Use a whisk to blend the dressing together until it's smooth and creamy.

Step 2: Toast Walnuts

Next, toast walnuts in the oven at 300 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.

Step 3: Mixing Salad

Then add the chopped romaine lettuce into a large bowl with the diced apples, grapes, dried cranberries, and toasted walnuts.

Pour the dressing on top of the salad ingredients and use tongs to mix the salad until everything is completely coated with the dressing. Chill until you're ready to serve!

Expert Tips

• Keep an eye when toasting the walnuts, they can burn easily!
• If you're not dairy-free, Feta Cheese or Goat Cheese would be delicious additions to this salad.
• When preparing the apples, do not peel them! The peel has fiber and nutrients that you don't want to miss out on.
• This delicious salad is best served fresh!

How to store leftovers

Store leftover salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 4 days.

Meal Prepping

If you're planning to meal prep this recipe, do not mix the entire salad with dressing or the lettuce will get soggy after a few days. Add dressing into separate containers on the side!

How To Revive a Soggy Salad

To revive a soggy salad, I love adding freshly chopped crisp romaine lettuce into the old salad. You can also add some freshly toasted walnuts for a little more crunch.

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