New Waldorf Salad

Photo: flickr user ejwines2

Ingredients

2 cups diced apple

1/2 cup toasted walnuts

1 cup sliced celery

1/4 cup raisins

1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Red-leaf lettuce leaves for serving

Preparation

In a salad bowl, combine the apples, walnuts, celery, and raisins.

In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.

Toss the dressing with the apple-nut mixture. Serve the salad over lettuce leaves.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Serving size: about 3/4 cup.

Comments: We call this "new" Waldorf salad because we have lowered the fat content of this famous side salad. We still use all the traditional ingredients, but we use fat-free mayonnaise and fewer nuts. Make a turkey sandwich on whole grain bread and eat this as the sensational side!