Green Salad with Apples and Maple-Walnut Dressing

This salad contains sweet, spicy, nutty, and salty notes. Walnut oil adds the depth; you can substitute extravirgin olive oil--albeit with milder results.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1 1/4 cups)

Ingredients

• 6  cups  gourmet salad greens
• 1  cup  (2-inch) julienne-cut Braeburn or Honeycrisp apple
• 2  tablespoons  cider vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  maple syrup
• 2  teaspoons  whole-grain Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  walnut oil
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper

Preparation

Combine salad greens and apple in a large bowl.

Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle over salad; toss gently to coat.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

73 (27% from fat)

Fat:

2.2g (sat 0.2g,mono 0.5g,poly 1.3g)

Protein:

1.6g

Carbohydrate:

13.7g

Fiber:

2.5g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.4mg

Sodium:

159mg

Calcium:

58mg