Mom’s Waldorf Salad

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 6-8

    • About This Recipe

    “This is my mother’s well loved recipe. Christmas dinner would not be complete without this lovely salad.”

    Ingredients

  • 5cupsunpeeled apples
  • 2 1/2 cupschopped celery
  • 1 1/4 cupschopped pecans or 1 1/4 cupschopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup cream or 1/2 cupmilk
  • 2teaspoons Miracle Whip or 2teaspoonsmayonnaise
  • 2teaspoonsapple cider vinegar
  • 2teaspoonssugar
  • salt and pepper

    • Directions

  • Place apples, celery, and nuts in a large bowl.
  • Mix together cream and Miracle Whip.
  • Add cider, sugar, salt and pepper to cream mixture.
  • Pour over apples and mix well.
  • Chill until serving time.

    • Reviews

  • “This is GOOD!!Wonderful taste. Lovely presentation. Easy to make. I wouldn’t change a thing, it’s a perfect salad for any occasion. I will put this one in my “keeper” file. Thanks Miss Annie for another super recipe. “

  • “This always looks so pretty, a definite favourite.Simple to prepare and love the crunch of the ingredients. Thanks for posting.”

  • “Lovely!A perfect addition to an autumn dinner party.I used pecans instead of walnuts and milk instead of cream (I’ll use cream next time).So wonderful without any of those nasty additions like pineapple and (gasp) mini marshmellows.;)Thanks for a simple yet elegant salad. “

  • “Crunchy, and very good salad! Really liked it!”

  • “This is just like the salad I grew up with.It’s very crunchy and just the right amount of sweetness.Thanks for posting.”

  • “I think this is the best Waldorf Salad that I have eaten.I have used it 4 times now for a church group meeting.It always makes a hit, nothing left to take home.”

  • “Most excellent and, I am pleased to report, allows for improvisation too. I had no cream and didn’t want to use fat free milk so I used plain yoghurt instead (I bet sour cream would work too). I also roasted the pecans b4 chopping. This is a GREAT recipe, thank you”

  • “I give this recipe zero stars. I get many, many recipes from this site and almost always get great reviews. I made this for my daughters baby shower and was so embarrassed. Nobody ate it. I followed the recipe exactly so… My son-in-law was very surprised when he learned that I made this awful salad :(“

  • “Lovely, sophisticated version of the Waldorf salad.I would add perhaps another tbsp. of mayo; the dressing lacked a little body. On taste and presentation, this is definitely a winner!I made a mistake, having nothing to do with this recipe; I used my food processor to chop the celery.It made it too fine, and somehow changed the taste(?).I will not be lazy, and chop by hand next time (and there will be a next time!).I used pecans because that is what I had.All in all, a lovely recipe that we enjoyed very much!”

  • “Very good salad.I used milk (next time I will use cream).I like waldorf salad to be a little creamier than this was, this time.The apple cider vinegar is a nice addition.I did halve the recipe for only 2 of us.Did feel that it was a little heavy on celery so will cut back on that next time too.Thanks for sharing Miss Annie.Tweeky.”

  • “Yum!This tastes like summer lunches at Grandma’s house!Grandma used to put in raisins and I used craisins instead.That is the only change I made.Great recipe!So refreshing.”

  • “Miss Annie, this recipe is fantastic! A special thanks to your mom! I love that it is lightly dressed. It is most flavorful. I used half & half and also added some halved green grapes and dried cherries. Just delightful for a hot summer grillin’& chillin’ kinda night! Now I get to have some for lunch too, YUM!”

  • “Very good recipe.I wished when I was done that I had cut the apples into smaller chunks.(I had cut 8 slices and then each slice into 3 pieces.It would have been better half that size.)I added a dash of lemon juice to the apples to make sure they didn’t turn.I used light Best Foods/Hellman’s.Very good and hubby liked it too!”

  • “Yes, Mom’s recipe is wonderful.Even my son, who said no to trying it did ,and he really liked it!It will definitely be on our table this Eastertoo.”

  • “This was a great salad!My whole family really enjoyed it.All the flavors went togetherwell.Will make it from now on.Thanks for posting.”

  • “Terrific!!”

  • “This is the kind of Waldorf salad I remember from my childhood. It is refreshing, easy to put together and just right for a side salad. Not to sweet. Thanks, Carole in Orlando”

  • “It was great, served it for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone loved it and it was easy to prepare.Made a lot too!”

  • “Absolutely delicious! I made this for Thanksgiving and used 4 different varieties of apples to give it some diversity and taken the suggestion from another reviewer by adding white, red and green grapes. I used cream instead of milk and also used both pecans and walnuts. Wonderful! One of my guests had it next to her and said she just couldn’t get enough! Great! :)”

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