Waldorf Salad Nouveau Recipe

Waldorf Salad Nouveau Recipe

  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 pear – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 1 crisp apple – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 1 Asian pear – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups cold water
  • 4 large lettuce leaves
  • 4 sprigs watercress
  • 4 fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 1/4 cup low-fat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup black raisins
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  1. Toast walnuts in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until walnuts are fragrant and begin to release oil, 7 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool thoroughly.
  2. Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl of cold water; place pear slices, apple slices, and Asian pear in the water, about 5 minutes; drain.
  3. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf, 1 watercress leaf, and 1 sliced strawberry decoratively on top of each other on 4 salad plates.
  4. Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, and vinegar together in a small bowl for the dressing; season with salt and black pepper.
  5. Combine black raisins and golden raisins in a small bowl.
  6. Place 3 to 4 slices pear, apple, and Asian pear in fan-shape on each lettuce leaf.
  7. Sprinkle raisins and walnuts, and drizzle dressing over fruit slices.