No Mayo Waldorf Salad
Posted: November 14, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIn the sixties Waldorf Salad was a mayonnaise laden dish that hardly qualified as a salad. Of course a “fancy” salad like that was served with other mayo slathered dishes like a Egg salad and potato salad at luncheons. I have always wondered what elevated a midday meal from just a lunch to a luncheon. My grandparents sometimes had a big mid day meal, which was called dinner and then they would follow it up with a night time supper. So confusing.
Today we had Mah Jongg. On Wednesday’s I make lunch for the Mah Jongg group, usually a salad. Since it had been so cold and rainy for the last few days I decided it was the perfect day for a hot chicken and vegetable soup. I wanted to have something on the side that was crunchy so I thought a Waldorf salad would be a nice compliment, but what to do about all that mayonnaise. And thus this recipe was born.
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chopped apples with the peel
1 cup of red seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup raisins
Juice of a lemon
Dressing
1 cup of Greek yogurt
Zest of one lemon
1 T. Olive oil
Salt
1/2 cup of toasted walnuts
Toss all the ingredients together.
Mix the dressing well and toss with the salad. Add walnuts last so they stay crunchy.