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    Fall Salad with Apples & Bacon

    Published: Nov 16, 2015 · Modified: Oct 28, 2022 by Melissa · 6 Comments

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    This delicious Fall Salad Recipe is made with apples, bacon, candied pecans and more! It's a healthy salad that's perfect for a light lunch!

    Fall Salad with Maple Candied Pecans, Bacon, Apples, and Shaved Brussels SproutsFall Salad with Apples & Bacon

    Don't let the cooler weather make you feel like salad season was put away with your swimming suit and beach towels. This Fall Salad with Maple Candied Pecans, Bacon, Apples, and Shaved Brussels Sprouts is perfect all fall and winter long.

    This fall salad is filling and just perfect for the main dish at lunch. The apples and nuts are crunchy and sweet, bacon is never ever bad on a salad, and those shaved Brussels sprouts are my favorite.

    Tips for Making This Apple Salad

    Raw Brussels sprouts taste like a mild crunchy cabbage. They are really pretty in the salad and add a fun unexpected element. You can use a mandolin slicer to shave them extra thin or you can simply cut them in half (after removing most of the hard stalk end) and then use your knife to slice them very thinly. There's no real science behind "shaved Brussels sprouts", but try for really thin little slices of the raw vegetable. When it comes to the salad dressing, you can make a homemade maple Dijon dressing (recipe included), or you can even serve this with store-bought poppy seed dressing; both are delicious.

    In my efforts to slowly lose some of my baby weight, I've made an effort to eat vegetable heavy dishes for two meals in my day. Most of the time that means eating sautéed vegetables and eggs or a smoothie for breakfast and then eating a salad for lunch. Then I'm pretty good to eat a normal portion of whatever I've made for dinner. I'm here to tell you that salad for lunch doesn't have to be boring! Also, eating a little bit of nuts and salad dressing with good fats in it really helps me to stay fuller longer and makes the meal more enjoyable.

    Fall Salad with Maple Candied Pecans, Bacon, Apples, and Shaved Brussels Sprouts

    I loved this fall salad and made it a few days in a row while I still had the dressing in the fridge. I know you are going to really enjoy it too. This would make a beautiful side for your Thanksgiving meal. I know I enjoy a fresh dish or two with all of the warm cooked ones.


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    Fall Salad with Apples & Bacon


    ★★★★★

    4.7 from 3 reviews

    • Author: Melissa Griffiths
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Yield: 2 servings as a main dish, 4 as a side 1x
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    This delicious Fall Salad Recipe is made with apples, bacon, candied pecans and more! It's a healthy salad that's perfect for a light lunch!


    Ingredients

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    For the Salad

    • 4 cups chopped salad greens (I used romaine lettuce and spinach)
    • 1 yellow apple cored and diced
    • 1 red apple cored and diced
    • 3-5 strips bacon, cooked crisp and then crumbled
    • 5-6 Brussels sprouts, trimmed and then thinly sliced or shaved
    • 1 cup maple candied pecans (see notes)

    For the Maple-Dijon Dressing

    • ¾ cup olive oil
    • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • ¼ cup finely diced red onion
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper

    Instructions

    1. Add the lettuce to a bowl and then top with the additional ingredients.
    2. To make the dressing add all of the dressing ingredient to a mason jar, screw on the lid, and then give it a shake. Shake again right before dressing the salad,
    3. Dress the salad and toss right before serving (the dressing recipe makes more than you'll need, enjoy the leftovers another day).

    Notes

    If you don't want to make a homemade dressing, a store-bought poppy seed dressing would also be a great choice. I like the Briannas brand.

    If you want to add some feta cheese to this salad you sure can! I think it would be a really nice addition.

    Recipe for maple candied nuts found here: https://www.blessthismessplease.com/2015/11/maple-candied-pecans-naturally-sweetened.html

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 0 minutes
    • Category: Lunch
    • Method: Bowl
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: fall salad, fall salad recipe, easy salad recipe, best salad recipe, apple salad recipe, apple salad, bacon salad, homemade salad, easy salad

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    Fall Salad with Maple Candied Pecans, Bacon, Apples, and Shaved Brussels Sprouts

    That's salad perfection right there! Enjoy friends!

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    1. Millican Pecan

      June 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm

      This recipe could be served all year! What a delicious combination of foods. I love finding ways to use brussels sprouts, and pecans are my favorite nut. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        June 26, 2019 at 2:51 pm

        Thank you! And thank you for the link to your pecan site, I ordered some chocolate for my grandpa! I can't wait to hear how he likes them.

    2. Carol Rock

      February 05, 2018 at 9:59 am

      It's really great and full of healthy ingredients

      ★★★★

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    3. Monika Dabrowski

      December 29, 2017 at 3:26 am

      Love all the flavours in this salad - sweet, sharp and zesty - definitely my kind of salad:)

      ★★★★★

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    4. deb c

      January 18, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      I love this dressing! I heated some up and poured it over a nice pile of mixed greens and shredded pork. WOW. I even got brave and thinly sliced some Brussels sprouts to throw on it. They were a surprise crunch! Thanks!

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    5. Holly

      November 17, 2015 at 5:02 am

      What a gorgeous salad! I would love if this was served at thanksgiving and may just have to serve it up myself.

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