Waldorf Salad With Wonderful Cooked Dressing Recipes

WHERE'S WALDORF? SALAD WITH MY FRIEND IZZY'S EPIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Toast nuts in a small skillet over moderate heat in a small pan until aroma develops and nuts crisp a bit, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Combine walnuts, celery, onion, grapes and apples in a medium bowl. Whisk lemon juice, honey, vinegar, cardamom, dill and mustead, then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. When oil becomes incorporated stream in cream, then season the dressing with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Dress salad and adjust salt and pepper, to taste. Use 2 large lettuce leaves per serving to form a bed for the salad.

COOKED WALDORF SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
• Cook over low heat until thick, stirring constantly.
• Pour over your favorite waldorf salad and chill for at least an hour.

SIMPLY WONDERFUL WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, orange juice, orange rind, and sugar mix until well blended. Add apples, celery and pecans and mix lightly then chill.

WALDORF SALAD (WITH WONDERFUL COOKED DRESSING)

Steps:

• Cook all of the dressing ingredients except the whipping cream in a double boiler stirring until it thickens. Take off the heat and set aside and let cool.
• While the dressing is cooling, prepare the fruit and celery by cutting into the size pieces you like and chop the nuts.
• When you are ready to assemble the salad, whip the cream and fold it into the dressing carefully, to make sure you keep as much volume as you can. Then mix in the fruit and nutmeats and put in the serving bowl.
• If you are going to add bananas, do so close to serving time, so they don't turn brown. While grapes and bananas are optional, IMO they make the salad much nicer, and I've never made it without them. Don't use overly ripe bananas. Firm ones with a touch of green still on the stem, or solid yellow ones are best.