Broccoli Salad With Lemon Pepper-Blue Cheese Dressing

From Southern Living Magazine. Salad includes broccoli, chopped apples, dried cherries and pine nuts tossed with blue cheese, lemon juice and low-fat mayo and sour cream. Prep time does not include chill time.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
• 1 (4 ounce) package blue cheese, crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup  reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 2  tablespoons sugar (or less, if desired)
• 1  tablespoon fresh lemon zest
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2  teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 6  cups fresh broccoli florets
• 1 1⁄2 cups gala apples (1 large)
• 3⁄4 cup dried cherries

Directions

1. Heat pine nuts in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 4-5 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.
2. Whisk together blue cheese crumbles and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl; add broccoli, apple, and cherries, gently tossing to coat. Cover and chill 2-8 hours; stir in toasted pine nuts just before serving.