How To Make a Delicious Apple Salad

How To Make a Delicious Apple Salad
Salads are great. Many people, especially those who are watching their weight, would prefer to eat salads. In addition to that, people who are always in hurry often find a salad handy and easy to prepare. Indeed, when you make salads you really do not need special cooking skills because to make a salad all you have to do is put everything in a bowl, glaze it with a salad dressing and mix it.

However, if you prefer salads that have a distinct taste and texture to it, you can always follow some salad recipes. Here is a salad recipe that is ideal for the summer season. This salad recipe will surely keep your refreshed. Here is how to make an apple salad.

First you will need to have the following ingredients:

2 red onions or any onion that is sweet
4 apples of a sweet variety
The juice of 1 big or 2 small lemons
Salt

Then you will need another set of ingredients for the salad dressing or the vinaigrette sauce. To make the vinaigrette sauce you will need the following ingredients:

6 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp umeboshi vinegar or red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
A pinch white pepper

Now, to make this salad you will have to cut the onions into thin slices. Make these slices thin as possible. When you are finished slicing place the onions in a container, sprinkle it with salt and set it aside for 10 minutes.

Red onions and scallions are optional ingredients. However, if you either of these two you can always add them to your salad.

This time get the apples and peel them. When you slice the apple, see to it that the slices are as thin as possible after that you put the apple slices into the bowl. Juice the lemons and pour it over the apples slices. To keep the apple slices from turning brown when you pour the juice, you have to pour it immediately after you cut the apples. To prepare the vinaigrette salad dressing, pour the olive oil in a mortar then add the umeboshi vinegar. Mix and add the salt and pepper into the mixture. Once the dressing is ready, arrange the salad in your preferred container. When arranging do not forget to rinse the onions. If you decide to layer the salad, do not forget to add the salad dressing on every layer.