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Apple Salad
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Apple Salad

An easy and unbelievable tasty eight ingredient Apple Salad with grapes, pecans, and dried cranberries made in less than ten minutes.
Course salad/side
Cuisine American
Keyword apple salad with mayo, best apple salad recipe, easy apple salad, how to make apple salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 216kcal
Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

  • 4 large Honeycrisp Apples cubed see notes
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • cup mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 ribs celery thinly sliced
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  • Toss the cubed apples with the lemon juice.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the mayonnaise and brown sugar. Add the apples, celery, grapes, pecans, and cranberries.  Stir to coat.
  • Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes prior to serving.

Notes

  • Enjoy this salad with your favorite crisp apples. Experiment with new varieties added to your classic good old standbys.
  • Feel free to substitute your favorite seedless grapes for the seedless red grapes. Just slice them in half. Read here to learn how to quickly cut grapes in half.
  • Prepare this salad up to 24 hours in advance and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until serving time.
  • Substitute chopped walnuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, or sunflower seeds for the pecans.
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up 3 days.
  • This salad does not freeze well.

Nutrition

Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 94IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg