Pink Pearl Apple Harvest Salad with Maple Walnut Vinaigrette
Pink Pearl Apple Harvest Salad with Maple Walnut Vinaigrette. A delicious harvest salad that is a perfect Thanksgiving side.
Pink Pearl Apple Harvest Salad with Maple Walnut Vinaigrette
Today I have tossed together a bowl of yum that will make your taste buds sing.
What is a Pink Pearl Apple?
Pink pearl apples are a yellowish green with small white spots and medium in size. The real surprise is on the inside. The flesh is a beautiful vivid pink to red.
Other pink apple varieties are the Pink Sparkle and the Thornberry.
How A Pink Pearl Apple Taste?
The pink pearl apple is extremely aromatic with a balanced sweet and tart flavor.
Occasions To Serve
- Weeknight Meal – Just Add Chicken
- Thanksgiving
- Brunch
- Friendsgiving
- Fall Potluck
Which Apple Can I choose If I Can’t Find Pink pearl Apples?
If you can’t find these rare gems in your grocery store. You can substitute with the Honey Crisp or The Fuji variety.
How About: Sparkle Crush: Pink Pearl Apples | Pink Pearl Apple Tart with Spiced Mascarpone Honey Cream
Pink Pearl Apple Harvest Salad with a Maple Walnut Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Maple Walnut Dressing
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
Salad
- 2 Pink Pearl Apples, peeled/cored/ sliced into thin half-moons (substitute Honey Crisp Apples)
- 2 cups kale, washed and spun dry
- 3/4 cups walnuts, warmed
- the seeds of one pomegranate
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
Instructions
Dressing
In a blender combine the vinegar, syrup, olive oil, water, cayenne pepper, salt and 1 tablespoon of the walnuts. Pulse until smooth.
Salad
Toss ingredients together in a bowl. Drizzle with dressing just before serving.
Pink Pearl Apple Harvest Salad with Maple Walnut Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
Salad
- 2 Pink Pearl Apples peeled/cored/ sliced into thin half-moons (substitute Honey Crisp Apples)
- 2 cups kale washed and spun dry
- 3/4 cups walnuts warmed
- the seeds of one pomegranate
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
Instructions
Dressing
- In a blender combine the vinegar, syrup, olive oil, water, cayenne pepper, salt and 1 tablespoon of the walnuts. Pulse until smooth.
Salad
- Toss ingredients together in a bowl. Drizzle with dressing just before serving.
Nutrition
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