Crisp 'n Good Apple Salad With Walnuts And Walnut Oil Dressing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 apples, firm sweet eating apples, unpeeled, chopped into bite-size chunks
• 2 granny smith apples, ditto
• 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 2 -4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisin, seedless
• 1 cup walnuts, pref. toasted (see note below)
• 3 tablespoons walnut oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 first whisk the walnut oil, cider vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved, and set aside at room temperature.
• 2 prepare salad ingredients, and toss together in a salad bowl.
• 3 toss with dressing to serve.
• 4 (if it has to stand awhile, cover with platic wrap and refrigerate. for taking on a picnic or to-go, keep in a plastic container with tight-fitting lid).
• 5 *toasted walnuts: you can use fresh walnuts, but toasting brings out their fragrance. heat oven to 350 degf/180 degc, spread walnuts on a cookie tin, and bake for 10 minutes.