Apple Mint Salad With Almond Maple Dressing - Perfect Festive Recipe!

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides a natural sweetness while agave syrup is often less expensive.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts offer healthy fats while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

Start by preparing a plate or platter for serving the salad.

Cover the plate with baby greens or any greens you prefer, like kale or spinach.

Slice the apples and arrange them on the plate, showcasing the star shapes from the seeds.

Add cherries to the salad for color and flavor, as they are in season.

Sprinkle fresh mint leaves over the top of the salad, being careful not to hide the apple star shapes.

If preparing ahead, soak apple slices in lemon juice to prevent browning.

Add blanched almonds to the salad, or substitute with walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, or pumpkin seeds if allergic to nuts.

For the dressing, combine 1 tablespoon of maple syrup, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons of almond butter in a bowl.

Whisk the dressing together until smooth or shake in a jar with a lid.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad, avoiding the apple star shapes.

Optionally, add cracked black pepper to taste, but no salt is added to keep the salad light.

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