Apple Salad

5 from 3 votes

A crisp and creamy apple salad recipe with juicy apples, raisins, and crunchy walnuts, perfect for holidays, potlucks, and family meals.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword apple salad, apple salad recipe, apple salad recipes, salad with apples, salad with apples and walnuts

Prep Time 15

Chilling Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 174kcal

2 cups diced unpeeled Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples (about 1½ medium apples)
2 cups diced unpeeled red apples (such as Red Delicious, Gala, or Honeycrisp)
¼ cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt, plain Greek yogurt, or sour cream (if using plain yogurt or sour cream, add 1 teaspoon brown sugar for sweetness)
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
Optional: ½ teaspoon apple pie spice (or ¼ teaspoon cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon nutmeg)
Optional: ¼ cup shredded coconut, toasted or untoasted

In a medium bowl, toss together the apples, raisins, and lemon juice.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the yogurt or sour cream, mayonnaise, and brown sugar (if using). If you’d like to add warm spices like apple pie spice, you can stir them in at this point as well.
Gently fold the yogurt mixture into the apple mixture until well combined.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Just before serving, sprinkle with nuts and coconut, if desired.

Make Ahead: Prepare the salad up to 4 hours in advance. The lemon juice helps keep the apples fresh.

How to Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Stir gently and add the nuts just before serving.