Apple Dill Walnut Salad


Happy Sunday Dinner, everyone!  Jess here to report on this week’s dinner, which actually took place on Labor Day.  Better late than never I always say!  

As the Andersons were away on a camping trip until just 90 minutes before dinner, I took a quick trip to the farmstand to grab some hearty sirloin patties and the CSA crate full of veggies.  The sirloin patties are always a great choice when I’m not sure what to serve for dinner, as they need not be thawed before grilling to perfection.  I was happy to see the apples in the share, and went with an adaptation of Cat Cora’s Fuji Apple, Walnut and Dill Salad.  Below are the initial and adaptation ingredients.

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Ingredients:

Dressing

Salad

  • 1 cup  walnut pieces
  • 2 cups chopped fuji apples (I used a combination of Blondee and McIntosh apples)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (mine had been drying for about a week, but still worked for the purposes of this recipe)
  • 1⁄4cup thinly sliced celery heart (I omitted)
  • 1⁄2cup  seedless grapes, halved (I used raisins)
  • Belgian endive, leaves for garnish (I used lettuce)

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Whisk together your dressing ingredients.  In a large bowl, gently toss your salad ingredients until combined.  Pour your dressing over the salad and toss until coated to your liking.  Refrigerate or serve immediately.  

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The lettuce from the CSA made a lovely plate for the salad.  Several of us picked up the lettuce leaf and treated it like a lettuce wrap.  The sirloin patties were enjoyed topped with beefsteak tomato, lettuce and refrigerator pickles.  I slapped a corn on the cob in the middle and we had ourselves a great meal!


About Jess

Jess Anderson is the creator of CSA|365 and is passionate about the local food movement. A long time member of Springdell and a busy mother of two, Jess loves keeping her family fed by honest local food.