Apple And Sweet Onion Salad With Buttermilk Dressing

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons	10ml	Sweet onions - (abt 4 oz ea) - chilled (small)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Firm tart apples - (3/4 lb) - chilled (small)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cider vinegar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Celery seeds
1 pinch		Ground red (cayenne) pepper - (big pinch)
1/4 cup	59ml	Buttermilk
2 tablespoons	30ml	Corn oil
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Worcestershire 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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