Food & Recipes

Winter Apple Salad

This creamy-crunchy blend of apples, raisins, and walnuts is a perfect side dish for pork, but it's tasty with just about any entree.

Serves: 6 (1/2 cup)

Ingredients:

• 1 (4-serving) package JELL-O sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons reduced-calorie margarine
• 2 cups (4 small) cored, unpeeled, and diced Red Delicious apples
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix and water.
2. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in vinegar and margarine. Place saucepan on a wire rack and allow to cool completely, stirring occasionally.
4. In a large bowl, combine apples, celery, raisins, and walnuts.
5. Add cooled dressing mixture. Mix gently to combine.
6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Gently stir again just before serving.

Tips: To plump up raisins without "cooking," place in a glass measuring cup and microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds.

From COOKING HEALTHY ACROSS AMERICA by JoAnna Lund. Used by arrangement with Perigee, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Copyright © 2000 by Healthy Exchanges, Inc.

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