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Two salads in a row! Wooohooo! Not sure why that’s exciting but it is! Maybe because this salad was so different and delicious. Maybe I was so completely busy all weekend this is all I had time to make. Maybe our downstairs air conditioner was not cooling and it was 95 degrees outside and I couldn’t imagine eating or cooking anything hot. Whatever the reason, I enjoyed this salad very much and I think you will too.
Do you have an immersion blender? I love our Cuisinart stick blender. It’s especially great when mixing dressings and small smoothies. It knocked out this Creamy Feta Dressing in seconds. You have to be a fan of Feta to really like this dressing. I love a good Feta sprinkled on salads so I knew this would be delicious. As I do with many ideas, I research other recipes and pick the things I like most. This recipe was made with plain Greek yogurt, feta cheese, olive oil, fresh basil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and a clove of garlic.
This is not a wimpy dressing. It has an intense flavor so taste as you go and add additional olive oil as needed.
The salad is super simple. Toss together fresh garden mixed greens, dried tart cherries, gala apple slices, and spiced toasted pecans.
The sweetness of the pecans adds another layer of flavor to the tart cherries and intense Feta.
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| Cherry-apple salad with homemade creamy feta dressing |
A super simple salad, with fresh garden mixed greens, dried tart cherries, gala apple slices, and spiced toasted pecans.
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 4 cups mixed garden greens
- ¼ cup tart dried cherries
- 1 whole gala apple cored and sliced in matchstick pieces
- ⅛ cup chopped spiced pecans or sugared pecans
For the dressing:
- ½ cup plain Greek Yogurt
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 garlic clove
Instructions
- Place all dressing ingredients in a blender or cup and blend until smooth and creamy. Chill.
- Divide greens, cherries, apple and pecans on 2 large plates. Drizzle lightly with dressing. Serve.
Recipe Notes
(dressing inspired by a recipe on Food.com)
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 789mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1710IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 281mg | Iron: 1mg
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow says
Wow, this one will be on the list for the week… with a grilled chicken breast piled on top. I've been wanting an immersion blender, have a credit at bed, bath and beyond, and this is the perfect excuse to spend that credit!! <br /><br />Oh, Tricia, you have so much going on right now! Such wonderful stuff!! Happy belated birthday to your daughter. And, can't wait to see pictures
The Slow Roasted Italian says
Creamy Feta Dressing… Oh my that is heavenly! I bet you could pour it on a shoe and make it taste good! <br /><br />Aside from eating fabulously dressed shoes… This salad looks awesome. I have an old immersion blender but have lost the blades. I have been telling myself I will get new blades, but I am thinking I have motivation to get a new blender… I need this dressing in my life!
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Angie's Recipes says
I love my immersion blender! Just used it to make some aloe facial mask ;-)<br />The salad looks super duper delicious!
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
Oooo, the feta dressing sounds delightful!
Big Dude says
The salad looks beautiful and the dressing sounds right up my alley – into the try list is goes.
Sue/the view from great island says
The salad looks amazing but the dressing is what's really getting me excited. I don't have one of those blenders but I've always wanted to get one. Creamy feta—what a concept, yum!
Gerry @Foodness Gracious says
Awesome looking salad! I would love to have this for lunch 🙂
Mary says
Can't believe the wedding is so close. Didn't he just propose last week?! This is a beautiful salad, Tricia. Your photos rock. Not being a huge fan of feta, I'll skip trying it myself though. Thanks for the warning.<br /><br />I made a salad last night with cinnamon pecans and wondered why it has been so long since I roasted any nuts for my salads. They make an enormous difference in
McMGrad89 says
I can't wait to make this. Love it.