Healthy Dragon Fruit Waldorf Salad
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings (about 1 cup)
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 190 calorie
- Total Fat
- 12 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 320 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 20 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 grams
- Protein
- 4 grams
- Sugar
- 13 grams
- Total: 1 hr 30 min (includes chilling time)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
1 large, ripe dragon fruit
1/3 cup 2-percent Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup red seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1/3 cup cashews, roughly chopped
4 leaves Bibb or iceberg lettuce
Directions
- Quarter the dragon fruit lengthwise. Work your finger under the skin, pull it back and peel it away in 1 piece. Cut each quarter into 1/4-inch-thick triangles.
- Whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, ginger and salt in a large bowl. Add the apples, grapes, 3/4 of the dragon fruit pieces and 3/4 of both the cilantro and the cashews. Toss to combine, and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
- Put a lettuce leaf in each of 4 small bowls, and top each with a scoop of salad. Garnish with the remaining dragon fruit, cilantro and cashews.
Cook’s Note
To determine the ripeness of dragon fruit, give it a gentle squeeze-it should have a slight give, like a ripe avocado.