Winter Salad with Apple and Cranberries

behind the scenes

Step aside boring winter salad, this will be the star of the show!

Let’s be honest, the salad is very rarely the star of the show at Christmas celebrations!

It’s often a bowl of limp looking lettuce that we throw together in a desperate bid to fulfill some subconscious need to ensure there is something green on the table. But this winter salad, loaded with red cabbage, crisp apples, plump cranberries and maple roasted pecans and pumpkin seeds will have everyone fighting for a bite!

Yes, it is a little more labour intensive than just opening a bag of lettuce and a bottle of dressing but the work is honestly minimal and let me assure you…you’ll be grateful for every minute that you spend on this beauty!

It is jam-packed full of seasonal flavours from the toasted nuts and seeds all the way through to the delicious apple and cranberries –what more could you want in a winter salad?!

I mean seriously…say goodbye to boring old lettuce because this is a taste and texture explosion.

Crisp apple? Check. Chewy cranberries? Check. Crunchy nuts and seeds? Check.

And with the combination of spinach, kale and red cabbage, the base of this winter salad is layered with a whole host of different flavours and textures. I mean, it’s really where the party is at!

Now…let’s talk details. When it comes to apples, we love a jazz. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and sour and adds a great pop of seasonal freshness to this winter salad.

As for the nuts and seeds…feel free to switch them out for whatever your favourites might be, but do not skip the roasting step, it packs them with even more flavour!

And while you absolutely could sub the dried cranberries for dried cherries or even currants, the cranberry is what gives this winter salad a real hit of festive flare!