Mixed Apple Salad over Greens

Harmonious flavors converge in this simple salad: sour lemon juice and Granny Smith apple, sweet honey and Cameo apple, smoky bacon, and pungent cheese.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup apple mixture and 1 cup greens)

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1/4  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons  honey
• 1  teaspoon  olive oil
• Dash of salt
• Dash of freshly ground black pepper
• 
  Salad:
• 2  cups  chopped Granny Smith apple
• 2  cups  chopped Cameo or Braeburn apple
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese
• 2  bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
• 4  cups  mixed salad greens

Preparation

To prepare dressing, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

To prepare salad, combine apples, cheese, and bacon. Drizzle dressing over apple mixture; toss gently to coat. Serve over greens.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

163 (29% from fat)

Fat:

5.3g (sat 2.1g,mono 2.2g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

3.7g

Carbohydrate:

28.7g

Fiber:

4.3g

Cholesterol:

8mg

Iron:

1.1mg

Sodium:

201mg

Calcium:

78mg