Waldorf Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Waldorf Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
This simple apple salad got its name from the luxurious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Invented in 1896 not by a chef but by the maître d'hntel Oscar Tschirky, the Waldorf salad was an instant success. As often happens, many variations evolved -- some with raisins, some with chopped nuts. This one has green apples and red seedless grapes.
Courses: Salads| 2/3 cup | 41g / 1.4oz | Dried tart cherries - see * Note |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Boiling water |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Mayonnaise |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Sour cream |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Sugar |
| 4 | Granny Smith apples - cored, and | |
| Cut into 1/2" cubes | ||
| 1 1/3 cups | 146g / 5.1oz | Very thinly sliced celery |
| 1 1/3 cups | 315ml | Red seedless grapes - halved |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
| Romaine lettuce leaves | ||
| Sweet And Spicy Candied Pecans - (see recipe) |
* Note: Sold at specialty foods stores, natural foods stores and some supermarkets.
Soak cherries in 1 cup boiling water until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain.
Whisk mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add apples, celery, grapes and cherries; toss. Season with salt and pepper.
Arrange lettuce on platter. Spoon salad over. Top salad with Sweet And Spicy Candied Pecans.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, September 1999
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