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Recipe courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli

Show: Valerie's Home Cooking

Episode: Thankful for Family

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Mom's Waldorf Salad (01:01)

Total:: 15 min
Active:: 10 min

Yield:: 8 to 12 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons low-fat mayonnaise
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 lemon, juiced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
8 ribs celery, sliced about 1/4 inch thick on the bias
2 Gala apples, skin on, cored and diced

Directions

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Whisk together the buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, vinegar, sugar, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Combine the walnuts, celery and apples in a separate large bowl. Pour three-quarters of the dressing over the celery-apple mixture and toss to coat. Let stand for 5 minutes at room temperature, then toss again. Adjust the seasoning as desired. Add the remaining dressing and toss again. Serve at room temperature.

My Private Notes

Name: Mom's Waldorf Salad
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Yield: 8 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk; 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons low-fat mayonnaise; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 lemon, juiced; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped; 8 ribs celery, sliced about 1/4 inch thick on the bias; 2 Gala apples, skin on, cored and diced