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Apple And Sweet Onion Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons 10mlSweet onions - (abt 4 oz ea) - chilled (small)
2 teaspoons 10mlFirm tart apples - (3/4 lb) - chilled (small)
2 tablespoons 30mlCider vinegar
1 teaspoon 5mlGranulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCelery seeds
1 pinch  Ground red (cayenne) pepper - (big pinch)
1/4 cup 59mlButtermilk
2 tablespoons 30mlCorn oil
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlWorcestershire sauce - (to 1/2 tspn)

Recipe Instructions

Peel onion; halve lengthwise, through stem. Cut halves crosswise in thin slices. Separate layers and place in bowl. Quarter apples and core them. Cut quarters crosswise into paper-thin slices; toss with onions.

Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, celery seeds and cayenne; stir to dissolve. Add buttermilk and stir; add oil gradually, beating with whisk to blend. Add Worcestershire to taste. Toss with apples and onions. Chill until serving.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10-19-1998 - This crisp salad is from "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," by Elizabeth Schneider (Harper and Row, 1986)

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