Apple & Celery Salad ...with vinaigrette dressing

An apple a day keeps….. doesn’t mean you have to eat the plain apple everyday!  Well, you could try this light apple celery salad with vinaigrette dressing for a change.

Loaded with the goodness of apple, celery, cucumber, walnuts and sesame…it is perfect for a light healthy snack or as a part of a meal.

I have used apple cider vinegar in the vinaigrette dressing for this apple celery sesame salad. You may use any other vinegar that you like.

The only important point to remember is to cut the apples right before assembling the salad. You wouldn’t want them turning brown due to oxidation.

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APPLE & CELERY SALAD WITH VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

Ingredients

Apple (sliced) – 1 ½ large

Celery stalk (sliced)  – 2 to 3 tblsp

Cucumber (sliced) – ½

Sesame seeds – ½ tsp (toasted)

Chopped walnuts – a handful (toasted)

For the Vinaigrette Dressing:

Light Olive oil- 3 tblsp

Extra Virgin Olive oil – 2 tblsp

Apple Cider Vinegar – 1 tblsp

Sugar – ½ tsp

Mustard – 1 tsp

Fresh or dried parsley (chopped) – ½  tsp

Garlic (crushed)  – 1 pod

Lemon juice – 1 tblsp

Pepper pdr – ¼ tsp

Salt – to taste

Method:

1.    Toast the sesame seeds and walnuts and keep aside to cool.

2.    In a clean glass jar, add in all the ingredients for the vinaigrette dressing. Close the lid and give it a thorough shake till the dressing looks pale (in colour) and thick. Keep it aside.

3.    Slice the apples, celery stalk and cucumber thinly. Just before you make the salad.

4.    Put the sliced ingredients into a mixing bowl. Pour the dressing over it. Only enough to coat them and NO MORE. Store the left over dressing in the jar itself. Refrigerated.

5.    Toss to coat the salad with the dressing.

6.    Add in the walnuts and mix.

7.    Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top. Garnish with some Celery leaves and serve it immediately.

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