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Holiday Salad with Apples, Brie and Candied Almonds

Course Salad
Difficulty Low
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author Lorena Salinas from Cravings Journal

Ingredients

For the candied apples

  • 120 g toasted almonds toast for 5-10min in an oven at 180C
  • 35 g sugar
  • 20 g unsalted butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp water

For the salad

  • 200 g baby spinach without the stalk
  • 1 green apple
  • 1 semi sweet apple Royal Gala, Pink Lady or Fuji
  • 125 g Brie I bought a round one

For the dressing

  • 30 ml orange juice
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

Instructions

For the candied apples

  1. Melt the butter and add all the other ingredients.

  2. Stir constantly over medium heat until all the water evaporates and the mix starts sticking to the almonds.

  3. Transfer the almonds no a non-stick surface (silpat or baking paper) and spread them out to cool down. This will prevent them sticking to each.

For the salad

  1. Cut the apples in half and remove the core. Then slice them up.

  2. Cut the brie in small bite-size triangles.

  3. Make a spinach bead and then arrange on top the apples, brie and almonds.

For the dressing

  1. Mix the orange juice, lime juice, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper with a whisk.

  2. Pour the olive oil slowly while you constantly whisk to emulsify the mixture.