My mother has been making this salad since I was a little girl and it's always been a family favorite. She usually always serves this with some sort of poultry...chicken and dumplings, chicken and rice, roasted turkey and the flavors really go well with those sorts of dishes.
When I make it I usually just call it 'apple walnut salad', because if I say to my husband (no matter how many times I say it) "How about a Waldorf Salad" for supper?"...then he is going to say, "Huh, what's a Waldorf Salad?" Then, for the umpteenth time in 32 years, I am going to say..."You know, it's that apple walnut salad that Mama makes" and he is going to say "Well, why don't you just say apple walnut salad and don't put the celery in it cause you know I don't like celery and sometime your Mama puts the celery in it anyway". To which, I roll my eyes and say "OK, I won't" while I am getting the celery out of the fridge and washing it...lol.
See, I like the celery and when I serve it, he complains and I just say "Pick the celery out, it isn't gonna kill you." So, he picks the celery out and proceeds to eat half of the bowl. This is a simple salad and it's really very healthy.
Here is what you need:
Ingredients:
4 sweet apples, unpeeled and diced (something like Romas or Red Delicious work well)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup sliced celery
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs sugar
dash of salt
Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar and dash of salt. Pour over the fruit and nuts and toss to coat. Chill until ready to serve. You can make this a couple of hours ahead of time, but it's best made the same day.
Waldorf Salad!
