I’m thrilled to be teaming up, once again, with Produce For Kids and Price Chopper to help families eat healthier as well as to help support Feeding America!
Last year, through a massive combined effort, 74,000 meals were donated to Feeding America, and they’re asking that we help again!
Simply look for the Produce For Kids signage in your local grocery store and learn how you can help Feeding America! Plus – enter weekly to win a $50 Price Chopper gift card from Produce For Kids and have the chance to stock your cart full with fresh fruits and vegetables while supporting a great cause!
When I was invited to participate in this campaign I had the idea to make a salad but it couldn’t be just any salad…I set some very high standards for this offering.
A) It needed to be appealing to the eye….especially to the eye of a child. You know, colorful, bright, textural, yummy looking….all the things that will have kids running to the table!
B) It needed to incorporate fruits and vegetables.
C) It needed to have an interesting back story…
Hence : Green Apple Waldorf Salad! We can tick all the boxes with this one!
Invented in 1896 and named for the luxurious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In New York City, this simple apple salad became an immediate success. Developed, not by a chef, but by the maître d’hôtel Oscar Tschirky, this glorious dish has stood the test of time and with good reason…it’s fresh, crunchy, filling, flavorful and healthy!
I took the basic recipe which includes chopped apple, celery, walnuts and lettuce, and for kicks added a little more fun…a light citrusy dressing made of low fat yogurt and fresh lemon juice, dried cherries, seedless red grapes and Dole Sweet Baby Lettuces.
I’m sure with your first bite – you’ll discover how a salad, this salad, that’s over 100 years old, is still kickin’!
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Buon Appetito!
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Green Apple Waldorf Salad
- Category: Salad
Ingredients
- Dressing
- 1/4 – 1/3 cup low fat plain yogurt
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- Waldorf Salad
- 1/3 cup sweetened dried cherries
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 11/2 cup seedless grapes, sliced in half
- 2 large Granny Smith apples, chopped
- 2 cups Dole Sweet Baby Lettuces
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together the yogurt and lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine dried cherries, celery, grapes and dressing.
- Add chopped apple. Toss to coat.
- Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Line a bowl with lettuces then top with apples and walnuts.
- Serve.
CIAO!
*Thank you, Produce For Kids, for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own.
Love that Produce For Kids campaign! And this salad! Yes to the big ol’ bowl of it. I would make this one morning then eat on it all day, ending with dessert! Yummy! Plus, I have a big addiction to green apples and walnuts 😉
Oh yeah!! I made a big ol’ bowl and ate it all day just like you’re suggesting! It hit the spot! Thanks, my friend! 🙂
My kids would definitely come running for this salad. I love the textures included, I like my salad to have a little bit of crunch. The dressing sounds like the perfect topping, and so simple!
Salads like this….simple and fun…are the best in the summertime! Thank you, Sherri! 🙂
I cannot remember the last time I had Waldorf salad. I used to inhale this as a kid. This looks fantastic! You really can’t beat that mixture of tangy and sweet.
You really can’t beat it! 🙂
Such a great salad for such a great cause!
Thank you, Kathy!!
I’ve always wanted to have a Waldorf salad at the actual Waldorf. I wonder if they still serve them…
This looks perfect. Green apples make the best salads!
Let’s take a field trip and find out!! 🙂
Awesome looking delicious salad for a great cause. I love salads, could eat them everyday! Love how it si bursting out with so many ah-mazing flavors and textures. So much yes to this green beauty! 🙂
“So much yes to this green beauty!” Thank you, dear!! 🙂
I love this salad, Annie – crunchy, sweet and a little tart – perfect for a hot summer day. And love the simple dressing!
Between your Greek salad and this…we have all the bases covered! Thanks, friend! 🙂
I must confess that I have never had Waldorf salad and yours looks so refreshing and delicious! And how wonderful of you to be supporting such a great cause!!
Thank you, Marisa! It’s certainly a salad worth trying!! 🙂
Great salad for a great cause! Love it ! Pinned to try this version!
Thanks, Mira!! And thanks for the pin! 🙂
What a great cause and a great recipe, Annie! I love waldorf salad and that yogurt dressing you added sounds delicious!
Very light and refreshing! It’s a fun one! Thank you, Danielle! 🙂
I have loved Waldorf salads since I first tasted one about 20 years ago, but I must have my head buried in the sand – or sand in my brain – as I never thought to connect the Waldorf Astoria hotel and the Waldorf Salad – GAH!!!! I was so stoked to read that this salad was invented by maître d’hôtel Oscar Tschirky! Wonder what lead him to invent it?
By the way, Annie, love your citrus yogurt dressing and all the crunch in this salad – this is sure to be a hit with kids and grown ups alike! And, what a fantastic cause – I will look for the Produce For Kids sign next time I go to my grocery store.
I love imagining the first folks to try this salad – what they were wearing, what their conversations consisted of…so many years ago – it has certainly stood the test of time! Thank you, my friend! Enjoy!
This is a great summer salad and kids will love all the grapes, crunchy celery and nuts…wait so do I , lol! Yummy and fresh! Take care.
Hahaha! Me too! I guess that means we’re still kids! Yaaaas!! Thank you, friend! 🙂
Ohh, I am going to the grocery store tomorrow, so I will definitely look for the Produce For Kids sign! Tank you for the heads up, Annie! Can I just say that the traditional Waldorf salad has got nothing on you! This salad is so gorgeous and it looks perfectly refreshing! Love all the crunch and fresh fruit and veggies in here! I need to have this for lunch this week! Pinned! Cheers, dear! xoxo
Anything with crunch makes me happy – and anything with fruit (especially on these warm summer days) works every time!! Thank you, my friend!! Cheers! xoxo
When I hear Waldorf Salad I think of my sweet mother-in-law. She would always make it for holidays but I have to admit I really wasn’t that fond of it. Now yours sounds delicious. I like the use of yogurt in it vs whatever heavy white stuff she put on it. I’m sure she’ll forgive me for saying that. I also like seeing the beautiful colors in the salad rather than having them covered with a white veil. Great recipe, Annie!!
Thank you so much, Marisa! That means a lot to me! I know it’s easy to go heavy on the mayo – I thought this lightened-up version was just perfect, especially when it comes to kids! So happy you like!! 🙂
What a great cause and such a gorgeous looking salad. Love that is crunchy, juicy, full of texture and flavors. That yogurt vinaigrette sounds just perfect for the salad. Awesome summer dish Annie!
Thank you so much, Nicoletta! I love getting behind the work that Produce For Kids does! Have a great day! 🙂
Awesome cause, Annie!! And who knew that the waldorf salad has been around that long? This is a perfect bowl of goodness right there. Love how you incorporated fruit and veggies and the dressing is super light! Yummy 🙂
It’s just perfect for these hot summer days! Thank you, friend! 🙂
Wow–74,000 meals?? So impressive and amazing. Such a great cause! Meanwhile, I’m definitely loving this next level salad that you created for the cause. As usual, you’re one of very few who can make history so much fun! I love that the Waldorf salad was created for well, the Waldorf–all fancy and such–and developed by a maître d’hôtel. How cool is that? The combo of fruits and veggies is simply a mouthwatering one. Thanks for sharing! Have a great week, my friend. Pinning!
Isn’t that an amazing feat?! I love it! So happy you like the salad and the story behind it! Thank you, my friend! And thanks for the pin!! 🙂
This is such a perfectly refreshing summer salad!
It sure is! The tart of the apple and crunch of the celery are wonderful!! Thanks, friend!
Produce for kids is such a great cause! This salad looks like the perfect way to celebrate that. And this salad looks AMAZING! I love the fruits and veggies in here, Annie! Such a fun spin on the classic salad. And this also looks like the perfect meal for this hot weather we’ve been having lately!
Produce For Kids is a great organization working toward great causes! I feel very lucky to be a part of it! Thanks so much for your kind words, my friend! 🙂
You’ve created a terrific new version of Waldorf salad, one of my favorites. Your photos are just fabulous.
Thank you so much, Linda! I appreciate your kind words! 🙂