The Salad I’m Bringing To Thanksgiving and Christmas
This salad has me texting all my friends to let them know I have found my new favorite holiday salad.
For years now I’ve been wanting to get a holiday salad in my recipe lineup that works well for all kinds of eaters at a holiday gathering.
Normally, my go-to salads for holidays are the brussels sprouts salad (YUM) and the layered beet and kale salad (GORGEOUS). Those are 10/10 for me. But not everybody in my family loves brussels, kale, and beets, if you know what I mean?
So this is a salad that speaks to almost everybody – myself included. And if you have any nut allergies in your group, candied pepitas are perfect!
(Pictured here with some BBQ meatballs and mac and cheese – because I’m already hooked on it and making it for non-holidays, too!)
- Delicate greens
- Very thinly sliced apples
- Candied nuts
- Fluffy parm
- Sweet cider dressing with a bit of shallot
The dressing is SO fun – it’s sweet and festive with the tang of cider vinegar and shallot, and the warmth of cinnamon and maple. And the add-ins on the salad are easy and familiar (store-bought candied nuts, thank you very much).
As the annual salad-bringer in my family, this is what I’m bringing for Thanksgiving this year! And probably Christmas, too!
