Need a quick and healthy side dish, breakfast, or snack this season? Packed full of clean eating ingredients, this Light and Creamy Apple Salad is such a treat, and it’s ready in about 10 minutes!
Have you noticed that we’ve been enjoying a few apples recently? Actually, about 54 pounds of apples, to be exact!! To say that I had to get creative in the kitchen would be an understatement.
After canning my last batch of Slow Cooker Applesauce this week, I can honestly say that we have eaten our way through every single bit of that delicious fruit! Today’s recipe is one that I pulled together as a quick side dish to have with dinner one evening, but I have also continued to enjoy it with breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Fresh, simple ingredients are THE BEST, right?
I love the combination of flavors and textures in this salad, since we’ve got some sweet and juicy apples, rich toasted pecans, and creamy Greek yogurt all together in one bowl. A bit of unsweetened coconut to garnish the top gives it that extra-special taste that makes this a big winner in my house. It’s a sweet treat that we will be making a lot this fall!
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Light and Creamy Apple Salad
Prep
Total
Yield 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced, unpeeled Granny Smith or yellow apples
- 2 cups diced, unpeeled red apples
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 8 ounces Greek-style vanilla yogurt (can substitute with plain Greek yogurt and a dash of vanilla extract if you prefer a less-sweet option)
- 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice (can substitute with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg)
- ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss together apples, raisins, and juice.
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt and apple pie spice.
- Gently combine yogurt mixture with apple mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with pecans and coconut.
Have a few apples on hand? Enjoy them in these recipes as well:
Overnight Apple Crisp Breakfast Parfait
Wow 54 pounds of apples is a lot! But you are so creative with your apple recipes, I love it! This salad looks delicious, Blair! I’m loving that creamy dressing. Sounds perfect for breakfast or lunch!
Gayle @ Pumpkin ‘N Spice recently posted…Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich
Thanks, Gayle!
Apples are the only reason I’m excited for fall. I simply love them. This apple salad is the perfect way to start my Friday!
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Thanks, Jen!
Blair,
We couldn’t love your recipes more over here at USApple! Thanks for being a great ambassador for our yummy fruit 🙂 And, Jen, we agree with you about fall being the best because of apples!!
Loved seeing these–thanks from the apple farmers. I can’t wait to get picking here in VA and PA this year!
Wendy
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Thanks so much, Wendy! I’m so glad that you found me. Clearly, I’m a wee bit apple-obsessed these days! 🙂
Us, too, Blair. We’ll look forward to seeing what you cook up next (literally!).
Wendy Brannen recently posted…Recipe: Slow Cooker Vanilla Applesauce + Applesauce Toppings Bar
so i don’t have peel these? YAY!! pinned
Yay for apple season!! I love that this is such a perfect dish to add to any meal! Definitely keeping this recipe close by this fall!! Pinned!
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Thanks, Anna!
I love everything about this recipe! My son would gobble it up for sure too!
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Thanks so much, Holly! 🙂