Apple, Grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing
Updated January 04, 2020
Apple, Grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing-this simple salad goes great with any meal or is even delicious enough to be a meal!
I am on a salad kick, which is probably a good thing since cookie month is right around the corner. I hope all of my salads will balance out the dozens of Christmas cookies I will eat next month. I am planning ahead:)
One of my go to salads is this Apple, Grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing. It always hits the spot and goes great with any meal…and sometimes it is my meal!
I can’t decide what my favorite part of this salad is. I love the juicy grapes, the crisp apples, the sweet and crunchy pecans, the creamy blue cheese, and the simple maple-mustard dressing. And the mixed greens are good too because they make me feel healthy. Remember, I am eating healthy so I can eat cookies all day, every day next month:)
I guess I just love everything about this salad. All of the flavors combined create one amazing salad! I could eat this salad every day and never get tired of it.
If you are looking for a new salad recipe, give my Apple, Grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing a try! I think it would be a fabulous addition to your Thanksgiving menu. And I bet if you make it for Thanksgiving your friends and family will beg you to make it for Christmas too. Everyone loves this salad!
And don’t skip the candied pecans! They really make this salad special. You can find my easy recipe here! Just make sure you save some for the salad. It is easy to eat them by the handful until they are all gone. Not that I would know:)
If you like this salad recipe, you might also like:
- Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad with Butternut Squash, Pomegranate, and Candied Pecans
- Chopped Brussels Sprouts with Dried Cranberries, Pecans, and Blue Cheese
- Kale Salad with Citrus, Avocado, and Feta
- Spinach Quinoa Salad with Roasted Grapes, Pears, and Almonds
Apple, Grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing
Ingredients
For the Maple-Mustard Dressing:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon finely minced shallot
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- Salt and black pepper to taste
For the salad:
- 6-8 cups mixed greens loosely packed
- 1 large Granny Smith apple cored and thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups halved red seedless grapes
- 1 cup candied pecans
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- 1. To make the Maple-Dressing, combine olive oil, shallot, garlic, mustard, vinegar, and maple syrup in a small bowl. Whisk together and season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
- 2. In a large bowl combine salad greens, apple slices, grapes, candied pecans, and blue cheese. Drizzle salad with dressing and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
- Note-if you aren't a blue cheese fan, you can use feta or goat cheese!
Have you tried this recipe?
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Positively delicious! I love everything about this salad!
Candied nuts just make a salad! This looks lovely. ๐
You say candied pecan and I am ALLLL IN. Especially with all the cookies I have been testing lately, this girl needs a little (a lot) of greenery in her life! Pinned!
Love this perfect salad! These flavors are so mmmm!!
I’m all about balancing out my cookie consumption with a few of these gorgeous salads. Love!
Great salad! love candied pecans ๐
I love fresh salads at this time of year and this one looks delicious!
I like your idea: eat salad now so you can splurge on cookies later!
You’re totally making me crave salad…and that’s a good thing. Love the combo of flavors here. Pinned.
Have a fab weekend!
I love the candied pecans on top of this salad! It gives it that special oopmh!
Yum! This salad looks so healthy and fresh! Love the idea of adding the pecans for some extra sweetness and crunch.
-Michele
I love that we can substitute feta for the bleu cheese. This salad looks amazing! It would be a great side dish for Thanksgiving too.
This salad has my name all over it. I basically make a rendition of this every time I make a salad and struggle with straying from that salad or my favorite kale salad because it’s just so good. I have yet to make a maple-mustard dressing though and need to try that asap!
If eating this means I can eat cookies everyday next month then I’m the luckiest girl I know. It looks amazing so to me, the cookies would just be a nice big bonus! ๐
I love salads and this one has a lot of my favorite ingredients!
What beautiful photos! I love that this salad looks so fresh and healthy. Just in time to prep for cookie season!
This salad looks wonderful, love the candied pecans!
I want this salad right now! The combo of blue cheese and candied pecans sounds amazing!!!
This looks like a salad that I had at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon. (It’s one of those refurbished CP Hotel buildings – very fancy and pricey). I think the salad was about $15! It’s been one of my favorite combinations since then, but I never could get the dressing just right. I will try yours for sure! The only difference in theirs is that it was crumbled goat cheese instead of blue. I like both, but the goat is milder so may be a better option for a big crowd. Thanks for reminding me of salad. I have been turning to comfort food since it turned bitterly cold here on the prairies.
This look amazing! I know my family would love them.
i like to eat salad… i made this for my lunch
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Hey! Do you make your own candied pecans? I’ve never done it, but I’m sure it’s not too hard! Do you have a recipe you love?
Yes! These are the BEST! https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/candied-pecans/ Make extra so you can make our Candied Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies too-recipe is on our site:) Enjoy!
This salad is mouth-watering. You are right this apple, grape, and Candied Pecan Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing-this simple salad goes great with any meal.
I have made this salad and I love it. I add cranberries and some bacon. It reminds me of the salad at Wendy’s. This is so easy to make and is a family favorite!
The best salad ever!
I made this for a family pot luck and everyone loved it, and requested the recipe. I used a recipe for the candied pecans that also uses maple syrup. Using maple syrup as a sweetener is preferred over sugar. Great recipe!
You are making me into a Salad Queen! I took this salad to a Thanksgiving dinner and I canโt tell you what a hit it was! I doubled the recipe and used one and a half Honey Crisp Apples.
I had tried using green apples, but I found that to be too sour. The salad dressing was the perfect amount for the salad! As a side note, the first time I tried this salad, I didnโt have the apple cider vinegar as specified, so I used white wine vinegarโฆ..not as good!
Just follow the recipe and youโll have a winner.
I also took your Pear Pomegranate Salad to a different party and WOW, I had to send out that recipe to 4 different people. Personally, that was my husbandโs and my favorite one! Thank you, your recipes are awesome!!