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    Home » Salads

    Chopped Fruit and Nut Salad Recipe with Walnuts

    Published: Apr 14, 2023 · Modified: Apr 3, 2025 by Mariah Knight

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    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.

    Fruit and nut salad on a blue plate.

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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

    Ingredients measured out for chopped waldorf salad.
    • 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.

    Creamy cinnamon salad dressing in a glass bowl.

    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!

    All salad ingredients in bowl before being mixed up.

    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!
    Wooden spoon scooping fruit and nut salad.

    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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    Fruit and nut salad on a blue plate.

    Chopped Fruit and Nut Salad with Walnuts

    This delicious Chopped Fruit and Nut Salad is going to be your new favorite side dish for the warmer weather! The crisp apples, red grapes, and romaine lettuce are paired with a creamy cinnamon dressing that is out of this world! It's the perfect salad to serve at summer picnics, Easter, or family gatherings.
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    Prep Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 244 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
    • 1 Cutting Board
    • 1 Sharp Knife

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 Cups Chopped Romaine Lettuce
    • 1 Green Apple, Diced
    • 1 Honeycrisp Apple, Diced Or any crisp variety!
    • 1 Cup Grapes, Cut in Half
    • 1 Cup Toasted Walnuts
    • ½ Cup Dried Cranberries

    Creamy Homemade Dressing

    • ⅓ Cup Primal Kitchen Mayo You can also swap for plain yogurt or your favorite brand of Mayo!
    • 2-3 Tablespoons Honey
    • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
    • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ½ Teaspoon Salt

    Instructions
     

    • 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.
    • Next, toast walnuts in the oven at 325 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.
    • 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!

    Notes

    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.
     
    ** See full post for more information and step by step photos.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1ServingCalories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 4gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 4141IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
    Keywords chopped fruit and nut salad, fruit and nut salad recipe, salad with apples and walnuts, waldorf salad
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