Autumn Chopped Salad
A colorful and easy autumn chopped salad made with crisp romaine, apples, pears, cucumber, dried cranberries, pecans, feta cheese, red onion, and optional bacon, tossed with a simple homemade apple cider dressing. Perfect for fall dinners, Thanksgiving, potlucks, and everyday meals.
Equipment
- Large salad bowl
- Small mixing bowl or jar
- Cutting board
- Chef's knife
- Skillet
- Whisk or fork
- Salad tongs
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 2 crisp apples cored and chopped
- 1 ripe pear chopped
- 1 cucumber chopped
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup pecans roughly chopped
- 4 strips cooked bacon chopped
- 1/4 small red onion finely chopped
For the Dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Wash and thoroughly dry the romaine lettuce, apples, pear, cucumber, and red onion.
- Chop the romaine, apples, pear, cucumber, and red onion into bite-sized pieces.
- Place the pecans in a dry skillet over medium-low heat and toast for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Add the romaine, apples, pear, cucumber, red onion, dried cranberries, feta cheese, pecans, and bacon to a large salad bowl.
- Combine the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl or jar.
- Whisk or shake the dressing until well combined.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad.
- Toss gently until all the ingredients are evenly coated. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutritional Info per serving:
- Calories: 315 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 430 mg
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
