Best Contest Winning Holiday Tossed Salad Recipes

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CONTEST-WINNING HOLIDAY TOSSED SALAD



Contest-Winning Holiday Tossed Salad image

With its red and green ingredients, this salad is perfect for Christmas meals. Local cranberries and blue cheese make a great combination with salad greens, apples, walnuts and a simple cranberry vinaigrette. It's a family favorite.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 cups torn mixed salad greens
2 medium red apples, diced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons thawed cranberry juice concentrate
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Dash salt and pepper

Steps:

  • In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, apples, blue cheese, cranberries, walnuts and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CONTEST-WINNING HOLIDAY TOSSED SALAD



Contest-Winning Holiday Tossed Salad image

This contest-winning Taste of Home Test Kitchen approved recipe w/its red & green-colored ingredients is perfect for Christmas meals. Dried cranberries & blue cheese make a great combo w/salad greens, apples, walnuts & a simple cranberry vinaigrette. It's also a much healthier alternative to the more typical high-calorie creamed...

Provided by Mary Pat Frick

Categories     Fruit Salads

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 c mixed salad greens
2 apples, medium red apples
1/2 c blue cheese, crumbled
40 g dried cranberries (1/3 cup)
1/3 c walnuts, toasted & coarsely chopped
1/4 c green onion, sliced
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp cranberry juice concentrate, bottled or frozen & thawed
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
salt & pepper, dashes of

Steps:

  • 1. In a lrg salad bowl, combine the salad greens, apples, blue cheese, cranberries, walnuts & onions.
  • 2. In a sml bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over salad & toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

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