Best Warm Apple Salad Recipes

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM APPLE CIDER AND BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, turning it, until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the shallot and the apple over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 minute, add the vinegar, the cider, and salt and pepper to taste, and boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until it is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Whisk in the mustard, the oil, and salt and pepper to taste. In a large bowl toss the spinach with the warm dressing until it is just wilted and sprinkle the salad with the bacon.

WARM APPLE & PISTACHIO SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apples and ginger; cook and stir until apples soften and begin to caramelize, 3-5 minutes. Stir in pistachios and Dijon mustard. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally., Pour two-thirds of apple mixture over spinach. Add spoonfuls of ricotta cheese; top with remaining apple mixture. Drizzle with honey. Add fresh pepper to taste.

SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM BACON AND APPLE CIDER DRESSING

Steps:

• Place spinach into a large bowl. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for about 4 minutes, or until it is just crispy. Add Canadian bacon to the skillet and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring frequently. Remove meat from pan and place on a plate lined with paper towels. Drain any remaining fat from the skillet. Add olive oil and onions to the skillet and cook for about 2 minutes, or until onions soften slightly.
• Add mushrooms to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 more minutes. Put onions and mushrooms on top of the spinach. Add apple cider and vinegar to the skillet and turn the heat up to medium-high. Stir to scrape up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until cider is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Whisk in mustard, salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour warm cider dressing over the mushrooms and spinach and toss until the vegetables are well coated. Sprinkle the bacon on top and serve.
• Nutritional Analysis (Per Serving): Calories: 410, Total fat: 18g, Saturated fat: 5g, Sodium: 1070mg, Carbohydrates: 46g, Protein: 19g, Fiber: 8g

WARM APPLE VINAIGRETTE WITH A ROASTED PEAR & SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• This takes 4-5 steps, but you do a few steps ahead of time so then it is just a matter of warming up the vinaigrette and tossing the salad.
• Pecans -- In a small dry saute pan, toast the pecan halves on medium heat for just a couple of minutes until they get lightly brown. You will actually start to smell their toasted flavor. Remove from the pan and cool on a paper towel and then place in a ziplock bag or small tupperware type container and keep until you are ready to make the salad.
• Vinaigrette -- Make this a day or so ahead and then all you need to do is just reheat.
• Step 1: In a small bowl, add add the apple cider, vinegar, honey, and cinnamon stick, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
• Step 2: In a small pot, add the oil and saute the shallots of medium heat until tender. Then add in the apple cider mix and bring to a boil. Continue to cook on medium for about 4-5 minutes to let it reduce slightly.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard and thyme. Add to a blender and puree until smooth and creamy. Check to see if it needs any salt or pepper. I usually use 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 pepper, but season according to your taste.
• The dressing is done. You can use it right then, or you can put in a small container and refrigerate until later.
• If serving it at a later date, I just whisk the vinaigrette, or my favorite method (just shake it in a small tupperware container) or you can always put it back in the blender or even use and immersion blender and then just reheat in the microwave for 1 minute on medium heat.
• Pears -- You need to make the pears a couple of hours before as I like to serve them chilled. In a medium size bowl, add the melted butter, allspice, and pears and toss well. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil and bake for 15-20 minutes in a 425 degree oven until tender but not too soft and then begin to get lightly brown. Depending on how thick you slice them, they can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes. Remove to a plate to cool. Then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Salad -- In a large bowl add the spinach, red onion, cranberries and set to the side.
• Vinaigrette -- Reheat until warm. Medium heat in the microwave for 1-1 1/2 minutes.
• Finish the Salad -- Add a spoon or two of the vinaigrette over the spinach, cranberries and onions and toss lightly. Divide the spinach between four plates. Finish the salad by topping it with the chilled pears and toasted pecans. Drizzle the warm vinaigrette over the salad and enjoy!
• This will serve 4 large salads or 6 smaller salads.

WARM APPLE AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Using a glass jar with a tight lid, combine the vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper, and shake well to blend.
• Add the oil and parsley and shake.
• On 4 plates, arrange the endive leaves like spokes around each plate.
• Arrange the watercress or spinach in the center.
• Preheat the broiler, and arrange the sliced apples slightly overlapping in 4 fan shapes, place in broiler pan.
• Cut the cheese into 4 slices and top each apple fan with slices of cheese.
• Broil until golden for approximately 5 minutes.
• Using a spatula, carefully place the apple slices and cheese on top of the endive.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salads and sprinkle with walnuts.
• Enjoy!

WARM-APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat broiler with rack 8 inches from heat. In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and mustard; season. Add apples and toss to coat. Transfer to baking sheet and broil until browned at edges and softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Toss lettuce with apples and any juices. Sprinkle with chives.

WILTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS SALAD WITH WARM APPLE-CIDER DRESSING

Steps:

• Thinly slice brussels sprouts crosswise into strips. Repeat with spinach leaves and radicchio. Place brussels sprouts, spinach, and radicchio in a large bowl, and toss to combine; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together garlic, apple-cider vinegar, honey mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper over medium heat. Slowly drizzle in olive oil while whisking constantly. Bring to a simmer, and cook until mixture thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Pour over brussels sprouts mixture, and toss to combine. Serve salad warm, garnished with goat cheese and caraway seeds, or store in refrigerator up to 2 days, and serve cold.

WARM APPLE AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a glass jar with a tight lid, combine the vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper and shake to blend. Add the oil and parsley and shake again.
• Arrange the endive leaves like spokes on 4 plates; arrange the watercress or spinach in the center. Preheat the broiler. Arrange the apple slices, slightly overlapping, in 4 fans in a broiler pan. Cut the cheese into 4 slices and top each fan of apples with a slice of cheese. Broil until golden, about 5 minutes. With a spatula, carefully place the apple slices and cheese on top of the endive. Drizzle dressing over the salads and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve at once.

WARM SPINACH AND MCINTOSH APPLE SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a skillet set over moderate heat cook the bacon until it is crisp. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towel and let it drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from the skillet.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook it, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until it is wilted. Add the vinegar, mustard, sugar and salt and pepper, to taste and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring. In a serving bowl combine the spinach and apple. Add the hot dressing and toss to combine and serve.

WARM GOAT CHEESE, ONION, APPLE AND MAPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Wash greens and place in a large bowl. Thinly slice the half red onion and the apples. Sprinkle the apples with the juice of half a lemon. Toss the onion, apple and the mixed greens in the large bowl. Slice the chicken breast. Sprikle with the rosemary salt. Cook in a skillet with Pam spray until lightly brown. While the chicken is cooking, mix together the dressing ingredients. When the chicken is done, place the warm chicken on top of the salad. Pour over the dressing and toss. At the table, serve the salad with the Le Chevrot. Sprinkle the goat cheese on top of the salad to taste.

ARUGULA (ROCKET) SALAD WITH WARM BACON AND APPLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the arugula in a large bowl.
• Add the apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper and toss well; set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
• Add the bacon and cook until just crisp.
• Add the apple slices and heat through.
• Pour immediately over the arugula and toss well.
• Divide among 4 heated plates and serve immediately.

WARM LOBSTER SALAD WITH SAUTEED APPLE

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add 1/2 tablespoon butter plus 1 tablespoon EVOO and heat until the butter begins to brown. Add the sliced mushrooms and toss to coat. Add the fresh thyme and season. Continue to cook until the mushrooms are nicely colored, approximately 5 minutes. As it will flambé when it hits the hot pan (fire!), carefully add the Pernod and cook until the flames have fully extinguished. Transfer the mushrooms to a sheet pan. In the same sauté pan add 1 tablespoon EVOO, in addition to 1/2 tablespoon butter and heat until the butter turns brown. Immediately add the cubed apples and stir to coat. Continue to cook until the apples are nicely colored. Drizzle the lemon juice over the apples, stir to coat and remove from the heat. Add to the same sheet pan as the mushrooms. Lastly, on the same sauté pan, add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter and toss in the lobster meat in addition to the mushrooms, apples, and 2 tablespoons vanilla vinaigrette. Toss to combine and when the mixture is heated through add the spinach and sauté to coat. The spinach will wilt slightly. Season to taste and serve immediately.

WARM HALLOUMI WITH RADISH, APPLE & PECAN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, whisk together the lime juice, mustard, honey, oil and some seasoning. Pour half into a large bowl, add the sliced apples and pears, then gently toss everything together so all the fruit is coated. Cover and set aside. The fruit will sit happily now for up to 3 hrs without browning.
• When you're ready to eat, warm a large frying pan over a medium heat. Season the slices of halloumi with pepper (it doesn't need any salt as it's quite a salty cheese), then fry in batches for 2-3 mins on each side until the cheese is golden brown and beginning to crisp. You can keep the halloumi warm in a low oven while you fry the rest.
• At the last minute, scoop the apples and pears out of the dressing (it will have gone watery with the moisture of the fruit, so discard), and layer up on a large platter with the radishes, carrot sticks, pecans and lamb's lettuce. Top with the hot halloumi slices, then drizzle over the remaining dressing.

WARM CHESTNUT AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Toss arugula and endive in large bowl. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover with damp kitchen towel; chill.)
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and shallots; sauté 5 minutes. Add chestnuts; sauté 1 minute. Stir in vinegar, scraping up any browned bits. Remove from heat; stir in walnut oil and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Pour chestnut mixture over arugula mixture; toss. Divide salad among 8 plates.