Vegan Waldorf Salad
This vegan Waldorf salad is easy to make and loaded with texture and flavor! Made with crispy apples and celery, juicy grapes and toasted walnuts in a creamy yogurt dressing, it's a great side dish or starter for any occasion.
Servings: 6
Calories: 196kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (Note 1)
- 1 (5.3 ounce or 150 gram) container plain or vanilla vegan yogurt (Note 2)
- ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 medium sweet apple (such as Honeycrisp), diced
- 1 medium tart apple (such as Granny Smith), diced
- 1 ½ cups seedless grapes, halved
- 1 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks)
- Pinch salt, optional
- Bibb lettuce leaves, optional, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Spread the walnuts evenly on a baking sheet and place them into the oven for about 5 minutes, until they darken slightly. Watch them closely to prevent burning.
- Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack and let the nuts cool while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Whisk the yogurt, mayo, and lemon juice together in a large bowl.
- Add the apple, grapes, celery, and walnuts to the bowl. Stir everything to combine the ingredients.
- Taste-test the salad and adjust any seasonings to taste. You can add a pinch of salt if you'd like.
- Serve alone or over lettuce leaves.
Notes
- This recipe assumes you're using untoasted walnuts (most store-bought walnuts are untoasted). If you happen to find toasted walnuts, you can use them and skip steps 1 through 3.
- If you use vanilla yogurt, you can optionally add some extra lemon juice to balance out the sweetness. If you use plain yogurt and find the dressing overly tart, you can add some sugar or liquid sweetener such as maple syrup to the dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.4g | Fat: 13.8g | Saturated Fat: 1.1g | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12.7g | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg