Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts and Cranberries

Name: Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts and Cranberries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 red apple (, quartered, seeds remove, finely sliced); Squeeze of lemon juice ((to stop apple browning)); 120 g/4 oz mixed salad leaves ((4 to 5 big handfuls)); 1/2 red onion (, finely sliced (wedge way, not half moon)); 3/4 cup dried cranberries; 2 tbsp feta or goats cheese (, crumbled (garnish, optional)); 1 tbsp butter (, salted); 1/4 cup white sugar; 1 cup walnuts or pecans; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1.5 tsp Dijon mustard; 1.5 tsp white sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:5min

Recipe video above. A terrific bright, fresh salad with a great combination of flavours and textures. The candied nuts and plumping the cranberries is optional - but don't skip it if you're making this for company! The dressing is best kept simple to let the ingredients in the salad take centre stage. Makes more candied nuts than you need but I find it hard to make a smaller batch.

Updated at: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:17:14 GMT