Red Cabbage Salad with Apples and Walnuts

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Red Cabbage Salad with Apples and Walnuts

This red cabbage salad is THE perfect healthy salad for your Fall or Winter table! Easy and delicious - this Scandinavian-inspired coleslaw is both sweet and tangy and gorgeous enough for your holiday table.

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Author Kori Butler

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 5

Total Time 13

Course Salad Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 168 kcal

Ingredients

Salad Dressing

▢ 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
▢ 1 tablespoon honey
▢ 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
▢ 2 tablespoons walnut oil
▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
▢ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Salad

▢ ½ cup walnuts
▢ 12 ounces red cabbage (shredded)
▢ 2 medium braeburn apples (cored and cut into thin wedges)

Instructions

In a small skillet over medium-high heat, toast the walnuts, stirring frequently. Remove from pan and chop. Remove from pan and cool.
Mix all salad ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.
In a large salad bowl add cabbage, apples, and toasted walnuts. Toss with salad dressing and serve.

Kori's Tips

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VARIATIONS: Add cooked and crumbled smoked bacon and blue cheese or goat cheese crumbles. Top with sliced green onions.
TOP TIPS: Adjust any seasoning or ingredient to taste. For quick assembly shred cabbage, toast walnuts, and make the dressing in advance. Wait to cut apples right before serving or they will turn brown.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve immediately. This salad can easily be halved if you won't be eating it all in one meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 432mgPotassium: 259mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 670IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

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