Easiest Way to Make Tasty Waldorf Salad

Waldorf Salad. Waldorf Salad is a favorite around here, particularly in the fall when apples and walnuts are in season. It's especially popular around the holidays, gracing many a Thanksgiving and holiday spread. A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of fresh celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and traditionally served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.

The Waldorf salad is said to have been created by Oscar Tschirky, a maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Meet the classic Waldorf Salad from Delish.com. I hope you enjoy this simple Waldorf Salad recipe. You can cook Waldorf Salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Waldorf Salad

1. It's 1-1/2 cup of walnuts.
2. It's 5 ounces of mini-marshmallows.
3. You need 1/2 cup of sliced celery.
4. Prepare 2 of large apples I used gala apples.
5. You need 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
6. It's 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
7. It's 1 tablespoon of sugar.
8. It's 1/2 cup of raisins.
9. It's 1/2 cup of dates diced.
10. You need 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.
11. Prepare 1 cup of heavy cream.

We love this traditional Waldorf Salad recipe made with crisp apples, grapes, celery and walnuts in a creamy dressing on Boston Bib lettuce. Waldorf Salad is a favorite side dish that originated in New York City at the Waldorf Hotel. My husband says this was a staple at nearly every Sunday or holiday meal growing up. Chicken Waldorf Salad is a classic salad made with apples, grapes, pecans and celery in a light Chicken Waldorf Salad.

Waldorf Salad instructions

1. Take the pits out of the dates. Dice the dates. Get your raisins, slice the celery. Take the core out of apples.
2. Dice the apples. The add the salt sugar, and lemon juice. Mix well covering all the apples with the lemon juice. This is done so the apple pieces will not turn brown..
3. Toast the walnuts. Then whip the cream and mayonnaise. Add the raisins, dates, celery, and the lemon juice into the mayonnaise cream mixture..
4. Add the walnuts and marshmallows mix well. Cover chill 1 hour before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!.

It's the perfect combination of flavors and textures and great to make ahead. The Waldorf Salad recipe out of our category Vegetable Salad! Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen. When ready to serve, toss walnuts into the salad. Crunchy Waldorf Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home.