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Easy Blue Cheese Apple Salad with Arugula and Pecans

Easy Blue Cheese Apple Salad with Arugula and Pecans

This Easy Blue Cheese Apple Salad with Arugula and Pecans is a refreshing and flavorful dish perfect for any occasion.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 118 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups Baby Arugula
  • 0.5-1 small Apple, sliced see notes
  • 0.25 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 0.25 cup Pecans, toasted and chopped
  • 0.25 cup Blue Cheese I used stilton
  • 3-4 tablespoons Honey Poppyseed Dressing see notes

Instructions
 

  • Add arugula to a large mixing bowl.
  • Slice apples and add to the arugula. (Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the apples if you are making the salad in advance.)
  • Add dried cranberries.
  • Chop and add pecans to the salad.
  • Crumble the blue cheese over the pecans.
  • Drizzle with poppyseed dressing.
  • Toss well and serve.

Notes

Use small apples for best texture. I like to use Honeycrisp or Jazz. Slice the apples into thin wedges. Toast the pecans and chop into varying sizes. Buy good quality blue cheese in a wedge if possible, so that you can control the size of the crumbles. I use Stilton for this recipe but there are many good blue cheeses out there that will work well. Use a wild arugula or baby arugula. Arugula is easily found at most grocery stores. Use poppyseed dressing to add another layer of texture with the poppyseeds or buy a good quality poppyseed dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1saladCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 191mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 795IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple salad, arugula salad, blue cheese salad, easy salad, healthy salad, pecan salad
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