Waldorf salad
Crisp apples, celery, grapes and toasted walnuts bound in a creamy, lightly sweet dressing. It is cool, crunchy and refreshing.

Waldorfsalat: Nillerdk, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Where it comes from
The salad was first served at a famous New York hotel in the 1890s. Today it appears at picnics and festive tables as a simple fruit-and-nut salad.
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Recipe
Make Waldorf salad at home
Ingredients
- 3 crisp red apples, diced
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 cup seedless grapes, halved
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- Lettuce leaves to serve
How it's made
- Toast the walnuts in a dry pan for 3 minutes until fragrant, then cool.
- Whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, honey and a pinch of salt.
- Dice the apples and toss at once with the dressing so they do not brown.
- Fold in celery, grapes and most of the walnuts.
- Chill 20 minutes.
- Spoon onto lettuce leaves and top with remaining walnuts.
Variations
- With chicken: add shredded cooked chicken for a main dish.
- Lighter: all yogurt dressing.
- Raisin Waldorf: use raisins in place of grapes.
Cook’s tip: Choose firm apples like Honeycrisp or Gala that stay crunchy.
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About this page
Description and method written by Intercontinental Chef. Home-style method; quantities are a starting point, so adjust to taste.
Photo credit
- Waldorfsalat: Nillerdk, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
