Shelly's Recipe

WALDORF SALAD WITH EPIC DRESSING

Category: Fruit Salads

1 cup whole walnut halves
1 heart celery with greens, wiped clean and chopped
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup red seedless grapes, split
2 Gala apples, seeded and chopped
1 lemon, juiced
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 to 3 tbsp cream
Salt and pepper
1 head Bibb lettuce or butter lettuce

Toast nuts in a small skillet over moderate heat in a small pan until aroma develops and nuts crisp a bit, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Combine walnuts, celery, onion, grapes and apples in a medium bowl. Whisk lemon juice, honey, vinegar, cardamom, dill and mustard, then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. When oil becomes incorporated stream in cream, then season the dressing with salt and pepper, to taste.

Dress salad and adjust salt and pepper, to taste. Use 2 large lettuce leaves per serving to form a bed for the salad. Serves 4