Holiday Salad

3KillerBs's Note:

With a number of diabetics in my husband's family I started serving a green salad at holiday meals to feed the low-carbers. It turned out that everyone enjoys this combination of harvest flavors as a complement to the heavy, starchy traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas sides. It serves a crowd but the quantities are easily adjusted.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1/2 head curly endive lettuce, chopped
• 1/2 head escarole, chopped
• 1/2 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 4 cups apples, coarsely chopped and sprinkled with lemon juice
• 1 cup celery heart, thinly sliced
• 1 cup walnuts (optional) or 1 cup pecans, coarsely broken (optional)
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries (optional)

Directions:

1. Toss together all ingredients.
2. Serve with a dressing that suits your family's tastes. I like a balsamic vinaigrette or a vinaigrette made with cider vinegar, crumbled bacon, and finely minced sweet onion. But when serving a crowd best offer an assortment.

Reviews

[Cookie16]

This is so good! I made it for Thanksgiving and we all loved it. I made it again last night for a potluck and again it was enjoyed by all. I usually have these ingredients on hand so I'll be making this all winter long. Thanks 3KB.

[Merlot]

This is an easy yet elegant salad that is a great combination of flavors and textures. I added some feta cheese but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Thanks for sharing 3KillerBs. It's a keeper.