Amazing carrot, apple and cucumber salad with candied pecans and asiago crisps, all drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette.
With candied pecans and asiago crisps! Which I really wanted to put in the title, but decided it was just getting entirely out of control. A two line title is definitely too long for a recipe.
This salad was just fantastic. Of course, I love salads and am happy pretty much anytime a salad is involved. But even my husband commented on how amazing this salad was, and he’s not a real fan in general. He’ll eat them, but it’s not really the point of the meal, it’s just filler in his opinion.
This carrot, apple and cucumber salad with sweet and spicy candied pecans and asiago crisps will definitely be made many more times. Even the kids loved it. They didn’t have any dressing on theirs (and they completely missed out I might add because the red wine vinaigrette is fantastic), but they loved all the components and were rather disappointed that there weren’t any leftovers for the next day.
This salad is full of delicious things. Spiralized carrots and cucumber, thinly sliced apples, baby spinach, dried cranberries, candied pecans that are sweet and crunchy with a hint of spice, and crispy asiago cheese, all drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette. Fantastic I tell you.
Yes, there are a lot of components, and yes, it takes a couple minutes to prepare. But none of the steps are difficult at all, and the dressing and pecans can be made a day or two ahead of time to make things faster. I think this could even be made into an amazing main dish salad if you added some cooked chicken for protein. In fact, I’m definitely doing that next time!
We loved everything about this carrot, apple and cucumber salad. With candied pecans and asiago crisps. Yeah, it’s all important – should’ve just thrown everything in the title after all!
Amazing carrot, apple and cucumber salad with candied pecans and asiago crisps, all drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette. This is a long recipe - but all the steps are very easy so don’t be alarmed! For the candied pecans - I’ve made then without toasting them first and they were still amazing, so you can skip that step if you’re pressed for time. We didn’t use all of the dressing, so you may have some leftover depending on how much you like on your salad, but it keeps well in the fridge for up to a week and it’s amazing so I’m sure you can find some use for it! You can also make the candied pecans and dressing a day or two ahead to save some time. Source: This is a combination of recipes - from here, and here, and a few other things thrown in as well! This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I may receive a small commission from qualifying purchases.
Carrot, Apple and Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
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For the salad:
Instructions
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
serves 6
Serving Size:
1/6 recipe
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 317Total Fat: 22.1gSaturated Fat: 3.8gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 299mgCarbohydrates: 30.4gFiber: 4.6gSugar: 22.6gProtein: 3.2g
Disclaimer: I received a Microplane spiralizer tool that I used for this recipe, and have entered it in this contest.
This salad looks SO tasty! We’ve been eating lots of soups lately, since my hubby’s recent heart operation, and now that he’s able to add more variety to his meals, I can’t wait to try this new recipe. mmmm mmmm!
Thanks! It was a fantastic salad, we really enjoyed it! Let me know if you try it! 🙂
Oh my, those crisps!! How fun! And this whole salad! So my kind of dish – it sounds just fantastic!!
I love salad! I could eat it for every meal. I’m a huge fan of fresh raw veggies. This salad sounds so good with apples and cranberries. I wish I was having this for lunch today!
Me too! Salad is the best and I could totally have it every day. Although it would probably have to always be different! 🙂 Thanks Jen!
This looks incredibly refreshing 🙂
I’m also in the camp that salad is just filler, and it doesn’t usually excite me, but THIS salad definitely does! You had me with the cranberries and pecans! And there’s so much other deliciousness in this too!
The cranberries and pecans are definitely one of the best parts! Thanks Sarah!