Autumn Apple Pecan Salad- You will love the seasonal flavors of apples, pears, pecans & pomegranates with this super quick & easy Autumn Salad with Poppyseed Dressing. A perfect recipe when entertaining during fall. Sure to wow your guests.
It's my favorite time of the year, it's finally Fall here in North Carolina. The days are shorter, the weather is cooling down and finally, the trees are changing color. It's beautiful around. I love how the festive spirit, here in the US during this time of the year. The stores are stocked up with everything Pumpkin - pumpkin latte's, pumpkin pies, spice mix, decor & accent pieces, aromas, produce, apparel etc. The one thing I make very often during fall is this Autumn Salad. After enjoying the citrusy summer fruits, we love the crisp sweet apples and pears. We wait all year around to relish pomegranate, the little red seeds are a burst of juice in the mouth. Ofcourse, the fall nuts and seeds are so comforting too.
What I love about this salad is that it comes together so easily and is always a crowd pleaser. A perfectly tasty side to go with any meal in fall. Some of my friends actually request me to make this Autumn Salad for them every fall. I like the use of seasonal fruits like apples, pears, pomegranates. The nutty taste of pecans or walnuts can be best enjoyed this time of the year and the tongue-tingling poppyseed dressing totally enhances the deliciousness of this salad. I love this salad for its flavors and textures. It's sweet, tangy, crunchy and very crisp. Not all of the ingredients are must-haves, you can make your own variation from the ingredients that are easily available to you. Paneer also known as Indian Cottage Cheese is a nice twist on this Salad. If you are a vegan try using vegan fetta or tofu. The next time I make this I would love to try the Cranberry Ginger Vinaigrette on this salad. I am sure that would be an interesting combo with fresh bold flavors. However this time I am using the classic Poppyseed dressing to with it.
I still remember the first time I made this salad and posted a picture on the blog. OMG, we have come a long way since then. I remember posting an atrocious picture of the salad, dark- taken by my phone with shadows in yellow light. Oh, my!!!! The picture just didn't do any justice to the delicious salad. So I made this salad again for our contribution to Target Made Me Do It, and edited the old post with newer pictures. What do you think? Doesn't it look appetizing with the beautiful colors and ingredients? Try it yourself and I am sure you will like it. when you do, don't forget to come back here and tell us about it. We would love to hear from you.
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Autumn Apple Pecan Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups of lettuce, chopped
- 1 apple, sliced
- 1 pear sliced
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 2 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese
- 2-3 tablespoon poppy seed dressing
Instructions
Toss in all the dry ingredients in a large bowl except for the dressing. Mix the ingredients well. Drizzle the dressing and you are ready to serve.
Mayuri Patel says
I fell in love with fall when I first experienced it in 2004...so colorful. A delightful fruity healthy salad. Very tempting.
Uma Srinivas says
Looks refreshing and delicious salad. Liked your new pictures too :)
Jagruti says
What a beautiful way to enjoy autumn and apples, so fresh and filling salad recipe.
Swati says
What a delicious and heathy share, the salad looks really refreshing Anvita..can't wait to try it!
MyCulinarySaga says
The salad looks absolutely stunning. I always add some fruits to salads think they balance out the taste well. and I know what you mean with horrible old photos. but this looks good.. I am still learning with food photography each day
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
What a lovely, seasonal salad! It's so pretty and loaded with allll the goodies! Very nice!
kate says
Yum! This looks like a perfectly delightful autumn salad. I love pecans on anything!
Everyday Sarah Jane says
I'm loving all of the fall produce and flavors that are packed into this salad. It sounds absolutely delicious!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
Ohh yumy!!! what a perfect fall salad! I've been looking for more recipes with apples!
Veena Azmanov says
I love adding apples cranberries and pecans to my salad too! This sounds so refreshing and scrumptious. Love it!! Saving for later.
mindyfewless says
This sounds so good! I'm in FL so a salad during this time of the year is always great!!
Jane says
That looks delicious! It's funny, today I've been reshooting an old recipe (from 2012!) that sound very similar to your old salad shots! Nice to be able to look back and see how far we've come though huh? :)
Jane x
Ashu says
Tried it over the weekend. Turned out great. Cheers!
TheBellyRulesTheMind says
So glad to hear that. Thank you for sharing the feedback. I am hoping you have taken a picture and can share it with us please :)
Niral says
This salad was such a hit at the potluck today. Thanks so much for sharing.
TheBellyRulesTheMind says
Thanks for the feedback Niral. Glad it was a hit. I have made it several times and it is always a hit :)
Pratyusha says
Looks delicious! I have to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing
thebellyrulesthemind says
Pratyusha,
I could have taken better pictures. It's a must try. I might just repeat this for our potluck too.
Shweta says
The salad was great. Did you make the poppy seed dressing at home or was it a store bought. Let me know which kind did you use. Thanks!
thebellyrulesthemind says
Shweta,
Sorry about the late reply. The dressing for store bought. It's the Non-egg mayonnaise replacement idea: Brianna's Home Style Poppy Seed Dressing. If you want to sample it you could borrow some from me, before you buy it.