Autumn Apple Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette will let you celebrate all the flavors of Fall! Pecans, cranberries, apples, feta and baby spinach all drizzled with an easy to make maple dijon vinaigrette!
Hey y’all! Has anyone else noticed I seem to be on a desserts kick lately? Maybe it’s just my skinny jeans feeling that way lately. I have to admit, I love Fall baking (is it even Fall yet?! Serious food blogger problems..) but sometimes I need a break from the brown sugar and pumpkin.
To keep feeling the Fall love though I decided to share a new favorite salad with you!
This salad is loaded up with apples, pecans, cranberries, some feta and of course…bacon!! I love my salads loaded up enough to make me feel full. Like this chili lime chicken salad I shared a few months ago, and this Antipasto Salad too!
Plus we’re going to drizzle this apple salad with some flavorful Maple Dijon Vinaigrette. There’s some extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, dijon and salt and pepper in there. Super easy to toss into a jar, shake it up, and call it salad dressing.
This Autumn Apple Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is the perfect balance to all the pecan pie, pumpkin spice truffle, cinnamon blondie, fall cupcake times coming up!
Need some more salad inspiration??
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- Chili Lime Chicken Salad
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- Pear and Pomegranate Salad
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- Antipasto Salad
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- Shrimp Taco Salad
Or some more apple inspiration?!
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- Caramel Apple Skillet Cake
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- Crockpot Cranberry Apple Stuffing
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- Apple Bread
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Autumn Apple Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette
Prep Time: 5 minutes- Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1
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Autumn Apple Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette will let you celebrate all the flavors of Fall! Pecans, cranberries, apples, feta and baby spinach all drizzled with an easy to make maple dijon vinaigrette!
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup halved pecans
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese
- 1/2 granny smith apple sliced
- 1/2 fuji apple sliced
- 2 slices bacon cooked and chopped
Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the spinach to a medium size bowl or plate.
- Top with dried cranberries, halved pecans, feta cheese, sliced apples, and cooked bacon.
- Add all the ingredients for the maple dijon vinaigrette to a small mason jar. Shake to mix. Pour over the salad. The dressing recipe makes enough for two salads.
Notes
Maple Vinaigrette recipe adapted from Martha Stewart.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 284
- Sodium: 190.5 mg
- Carbohydrates: 26.4 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15.6 mg
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