Apple Breakfast Salad with Orange Almond Sauce

4.67 from 3 votes

Apple Breakfast Salad with Orange Almond Sauce

Sweet and delicious, this healthy salad offers whole grains, fresh fruit, omega-3’s, and fabulous taste!

Prep Time18

Cook Time0

Total Time18

Servings: cups

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Ingredients

SAUCE

1 cup freshly-squeezed mandarin orange juice (about 8 - 12 mandarin oranges)
3/4 cup blanched raw almonds
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate (found in the freezer section of grocery stores)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

SALAD

4 cups diced apples (diced very small) - be sure to use a sweet, flavorful variety such as Fuji, Cosmic Crisp, or Golden Delicious
1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped or pecans
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds (found in the produce section of grocery stores)

TOPPING

1/3 cup granola or other crunchy cereal
pomegranate seeds

Instructions

Squeeze oranges to make orange juice.
Place sauce ingredients in blender and blend on high until very smooth. I recommend a very powerful blender for this sauce to ensure it comes out nice and smooth.
In a bowl, combine salad ingredients. Pour dressing over salad.
Sprinkle topping over salad and serve immediately.

Variation:

Mix 1/4 cup coconut cream into sauce.

Notes

Testing notes:

We tested this recipe many times using various methods and ingredients to make sure it would turn out great for you!

1. Regular oranges can be used in place of mandarin oranges for the freshly-squeezed juice, but the juice from the mandarins was sweeter and more flavorful.

2. Macadamia nuts can be used instead of almonds, but the sauce will taste have a definite macadamia flavor!

3. Two medium dates (about 2 tablespoons date pieces) can be used in place of the orange juice concentrate, but the sauce will not have as strong of an orange flavor and the color will not be quite as vibrant.

4. Sweet and flavorful apples taste best in this apple salad.

* * * This Recipe for Apple Breakfast Salad with Orange Almond Sauce is… gluten-free, plant based, oil-free, sugar-free, high in fiber, dairy free, egg-free, vegetarian, vegan, and made from real, whole foods.