Crisp 'n Good Apple Salad With Walnuts and Walnut Oil Dressing

It's sort of like Waldorf Salad, but there's no mayonnaise here, and the end taste is fresh and clean! A nutritious salad for a picnic, or to serve with grilled meats -- or just to enjoy as a light lunch. These great nut oils are now widely available and so much healthier than mayonnaise!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  apples, firm sweet eating apples, unpeeled, chopped into bite-size chunks
• 2  granny smith apples, ditto
• 1⁄4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 2 -4  stalks celery, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin, seedless
• 1  cup walnuts, pref. toasted (see note below)
• 3  tablespoons walnut oil
• 2  tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. First whisk the walnut oil, cider vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved, and set aside at room temperature.
2. Prepare salad ingredients, and toss together in a salad bowl.
3. Toss with dressing to serve.
4. (If it has to stand awhile, cover with platic wrap and refrigerate. For taking on a picnic or to-go, keep in a plastic container with tight-fitting lid).
5. *Toasted walnuts: you can use fresh walnuts, but toasting brings out their fragrance. Heat oven to 350 degF/180 degC, spread walnuts on a cookie tin, and bake for 10 minutes.