Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Easy Waldorf Salad
Easy Waldorf Salad is made with apples, celery, and red seedless grapes.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 9 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Salads
A few quick notes
1. Start with the first step
Set out what is needed for the first preparation step.
Get to know the ingredients
apples (I used Honeycrisp) (chopped)
In the method: Add the dressing ingredients (mayo, sugar, lemon juice and zest) to a small bowl and stir together.
celery (chopped small)
In the method: Add the dressing ingredients (mayo, sugar, lemon juice and zest) to a small bowl and stir together.
red seedless grapes (cut into halves)
In the method: Add the dressing ingredients (mayo, sugar, lemon juice and zest) to a small bowl and stir together.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 2 apples (I used Honeycrisp) (chopped)Ingredient note
Source: 2 sticks celery (chopped small)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup red seedless grapes (cut into halves)Ingredient note
Source: 1/2 cup chopped walnutsIngredient note
Source: 1/4 cup mayoIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon sugarIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon lemon juice + zest of 1/2 lemonIngredient note
Source seasoning: Salt & pepper (to taste)Ingredient note
Source seasoning: Salt & pepper (to taste)
How to make it
0 of 3 steps completeMake room for Easy Waldorf Salad
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Give it a taste and season with salt & pepper as needed (I'm generous with both).
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Start with this step: Add the dressing ingredients (mayo, sugar, lemon juice and zest) to a small bowl and stir together.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Set out what is needed for the first preparation step.
What happens at the end?
Give it a taste and season with salt & pepper as needed (I'm generous with both).
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Additional recipe notes
If you’re eating it as a main course without much else, it’ll serve 2. Or 4-6 as a side. This salad is pretty flexible. Feel free to add more/less of an ingredient to suit your preferences. If you don’t own a zester, you can leave out the lemon zest, but it does add a nice pop of freshness.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: saltandlavender.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
