Gorgonzola Apple Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing
This Gorgonzola Apple Salad topped with a homemade honey balsamic dressing is simple, refreshing, and ready in under 20 minutes!
Servings: 2
Calories: 685kcal
Ingredients
Gorgonzola Apple Salad
- 100 g mixed leafy greens or baby greens e.g, Romaine lettuce, baby lettuce, rucola, red chard, tatsoi, baby kale
- 100 g Gorgonzola cheese ideally Gorgonzola Piccante (or other crumbly blue cheese)
- 1 large red or green apple e.g., honeycrisp, Granny Smith, golden delicious, red delicious, Fuji
- 1 medium purple onion thinly sliced into rings
- 2 tbsp. walnuts coarsely crushed
Honey Balsamic Dressing
- 60 mL extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup)
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Wash and drain leafy greens. Place in a large mixing bowl or salad bowl and add sliced onion rounds.
- Make the salad dressing: place all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl or a dressing server. Stir well until all ingredients are combined.
- Divide salad between two serving bowls/plates. Top with crumbled gorgonzola cheese and crushed walnuts.
- Before serving, core and slice apple and add to salad. Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 587mg | Potassium: 541mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 4801IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 320mg | Iron: 2mg