Tropical Waldorf Salad Recipes

CARIBBEAN-STYLE WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, whipping cream, lemon juice and milk until well blended.
• Stir in apples, pineapple, celery, nuts, raisins, coconut and cranberries. Serve salad on lettuce leaves. Cover; refrigerate any remaining salad.

HEALTHY TROPICAL CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, honey, ginger, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the pineapple, chicken, apples and three-fourths of both the cilantro and the cashews. Toss to combine and serve right away or refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and top each with a scoop of salad. Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and cashews and top with a few grinds of pepper.

TROPICAL CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• In large saucepan, place chicken breasts and cover with cold water by 1 inch.
• Add onion, celery leaves and Kosher salt.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• Remove from liquid and set aside; discard liquid.
• When cool enough to handle, cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
• In large bowl, mix together chicken, celery, apples, scallions, grapes and toasted macadamia nuts.
• Use sharp knife to split pineapple into sixths from top to bottom.
• Slice core off each pineapple wedge and slice off fruit, leaving tufts of leaves in tact.
• Use the extra half of pineapple for garnish.
• Cut the remaining fruit into chunks and add to chicken mixture.
• Set pineapple wedges on plates.
• In small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream and lemon juice; blend well.
• Add dressing to chicken mixture and toss thoroughly.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Spoon mixture onto pineapple wedges and serve.

WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and break the nuts up into small pieces. Half, core, and cut the apples into 3/4-inch pieces, leaving the skin intact. In a medium bowl, mix the apples with the lemon juice, celery, and walnuts.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, chives, sour cream, parsley, sugar, and lemon zest and season with pepper. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the apple mixture and stir to coat. Refrigerate if not using immediately. When ready to serve, arrange the lettuce leaves on a large platter, or divide them among 6 salad plates. Place the salad on the lettuce and serve.

WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Place apples, celery, and grapes in a medium bowl, and toss with juice of half the lemon. In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, mustard, honey, and juice of remaining half lemon. Pour half of the dressing over the apple mixture, tossing to combine. Serve over greens, drizzling remaining dressing over salad. Garnish the salad with chopped walnuts and snipped chives.

TROPICAL WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Chop 2 large unpeeled red apples into small cubes. Mix with lemon juice to keep from browning.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix together apples, macadamia nuts, pineapple tidbits, coconut, and cranberries.
• 3. In a mixing bowl, whip together cream cheese and 4 Tbsp pineapple juice.
• 4. Pour the cream cheese mixture into the fruit and stir until combined.
• 5. I like to present the Waldorf Salad in 20-25 decorative spoons but you can also use small bowls and serve 8-10 people as a side dish.