Go Back
–+ servings
Easy Harvest Kale and Apple Salad Recipe
Print Recipe
No ratings yet
Pin Recipe

Easy Harvest Kale and Apple Salad

Easy Harvest Kale and Apple Salad is made with healthy kale, apples, cranberries, and walnuts, tossed in an apple cider vinaigrette dressing.
Prep Time25 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Appetizers and Sides, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Diet, Vegan, vegetarian
Search Result: Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing Easy Fall Salad, Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad, Easy Harvest Kale and Apple Salad, Harvest Salad Recipe, Healthy Fall Recipes, Healthy Kale Salad, Kale Apple Salad, Kale Salad with Apples, Recipe Fall Kale Salad, Thanksgiving Salad Recipe
Servings: 6

Equipment

Ingredients

Dressing

Salad

  • ½ cup Walnuts --Chopped into bite-sized pieces.
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 5 cups Kale. -- Washed, dried, and chopped or torn into bite-sized pieces.
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice. --Freshly squeezed is preferred. The juice is divided in this recipe.
  • 4½ cups Apples. --Diced into bite-sized pieces.
  • ½ cup Cranberries. --Use dried cranberries.

Instructions

  • Dressing. In a small jar or bowl, use a whisk (or shake if using a jar) together the apple cider vinegar, water, apple juice, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic well until fully combined and then set the dressing aside allowing the flavors to meld.
  • Walnuts. In a small skillet over medium heat, add the chopped walnuts and cinnamon. Toast the ingredients for five to seven minutes, stirring frequently, or until the walnuts are fragrant and lightly golden. Remove from heat and let the ingredients cool while you move on.
  • Kale Place the kale into a large bowl and then drizzle a tablespoon of the lemon juice over it. Use your hands to massage the lemon juice into the cake until tender and slightly softened (about a minute or two).
  • Apples If you have not done so, dice your apples into small bite-sized pieces and then place the pieces into a clean bowl. Toss the apple pieces with the remaining lemon juice (a tablespoon) as this will help prevent browning.
  • Combine. Add the apples, dried cranberries, and toasted cinnamon walnuts to the large bowl with the kale that your massaged in step three. Gently toss the ingredients together until they are well combined.
  • Serve Drizzle about half of the dressing over the ingredients in the bowl and toss. Then drizzle the remaining dressing to taste and serve.

Recipe Notes

*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe.
Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.
To make this recipe fully vegan, please make sure that you are using fully vegan ingredients.
See Foodwineandlove.com for details on this recipe.

originally posted:

August 31, 2026
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that the links on this website, and specifically on this post, that lead to other sites may be affiliate links.

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1809IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
Follow Me