Apple Celery Salad with Dill

My family and I went apple picking last weekend at a local orchard an hour or so north of New York City. We had a great time searching for and picking apples. Since then, I have searched high and low for a great healthy apple recipe. This time of year, pumpkin cries out for baked goods – bread and cookies – but this crunchy and zesty apple celery salad seems to fit in quite well.

What I love most about this particular salad is the unexpected brightness of dill. It provides such a vibrant flavor and fragrance and combines perfectly with the short list of ingredients. Dill also brings a “fresh from the garden” touch (even though my bunch was from the market. I am looking forward to growing more herbs next summer).

When cutting your apples, make sure to slice the matchsticks thin. I got camera happy and didn’t make time to cut them thin enough. Mine were fine, but I would have enjoyed a lower ratio of apple to celery pieces with each bite.

This salad doesn’t take very long to throw together. I also don’t like a ton of dressing in my salads, so you may need to adjust the olive oil quantity to taste. Enjoy!

 

Apple Celery Salad with Dill
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 large or 2 small apples, cut into thin matchsticks
  • 4 stalks celery, sliced thin
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tbsp honey
  • ½ tbsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp dill
  • ½ cup chopped walnut pieces
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of black pepper
Instructions
  1. Cut the apples into matchsticks and thinly slice the celery stalks. Finely chop the shallot.
  2. In a small bowl whisk together the apple cider vinegar, olive oil, honey, dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the apples, celery, and shallot with the viniagrette. Add dill. Toss to coat.
  4. Sprinkle with walnuts.
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3 comments

Thalia @ butter and brioche October 25, 2014 - 7:45 am
I have never made a salad with apples before! Definitely need to try out the recipe.. curious to know what it tastes like!
hello@kimberlyfitzsimons.com October 26, 2014 - 9:35 am
Hi Thalia, Thanks for reading and commenting! I hope you try it!
Traci | Vanilla And Bean October 29, 2014 - 11:29 pm
Lovely site you have here, Kimberly, and same goes for this salad! Bright, crisp, crunchy and you've included my most favorite of all time olive oil too! Thank you for this delicious recipe!

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