mean green apple salad

A crunchy, fresh and sweet salad the whole family will enjoy!
Mean Green Salad

A crunchy, fresh and sweet salad the whole family will enjoy! This mean green apple salad is the perfect side to the family meal or the perfect dish to take to a get together.

?Serves: 4-6
Prep: 10-15 mins Cook: 2-3 mins

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups baby spinach
  • Green veggies of your choice (try broccoli, snow peas, asparagus, celery,
  • 2 apples, red or green (your choice)
  • ¼ cup nuts (roasted are delicious)
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Directions

  1. Wash spinach and arrange on a platter
  2. Quickly steam (for 2-3 mins) florets of broccoli and/or asparagus
  3. Wash and dice green veggies to be eaten raw
  4. Arrange green veggies on spinach
  5. Thinly slice apples and arrange on top of green veggies
  6. Sprinkle with nuts
  7. To make dressing put oil, vinegar and honey in a small jar
  8. Microwave for 10 seconds to melt honey
  9. Place lid on jar and shake to mix
  10. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

To make nut free, substitute nuts for your favourite seeds like sunflower seeds or pepitas.

Try adding some shaved parmesan on top of salad.

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