Waldorf Salad Recipe

This Waldorf salad is a lovely light lunch or side salad.

It's made with the classic mix of chopped apples, celery, grapes, and toasted walnuts, but it has a lighter yogurt and lemon dressing.

Why You Should Try a Waldorf Salad

Waldorf salads are known for being light and refreshing. They're a perfect dish for a light lunch. Waldorf salads also travel well, so they're great for picnics or potlucks.

The Waldorf salad is named after the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, which created and served a version of it in 1896.

It's often served with a variation of chopped fruit or with shredded chicken or turkey. Dried currents or cranberries add a delicious touch.

Waldorf Salad Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this recipe.

• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• zest of one lemon
• pinch of kosher salt
• pinch of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup halved red grapes
• 1 cup diced celery 
• 1 cup chopped Honeycrisp apples 
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro 
• 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts, toasted

How to Make Waldorf Salad

Here's how to make this delicious fruit and nut salad recipe.

In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, zest, salt, and pepper till combined. 

In a larger bowl, mix together the grapes, celery, apples, and cilantro. Then stir in the yogurt dressing. 

Top with walnuts and serve. 

More Salad Recipes to Try

If you like healthy, salad recipes, check out some of our other favorites!

• Roasted Chickpea Salad Recipe - the roasted chickpeas in this recipe are delicious!
• French Potato Salad - if you like potatoes, you will love this recipe.
• Heart of Palm Salad - a delicious chicken and heart of palm salad.
• White Bean Salad - a hearty bean and veggies salad that saves well.

Tips for Making this Recipe

• Try to chop the ingredients to a similar size. This will allow you to taste everything in each bite.
• You can try adding other ingredients to this recipe that interest you—shredded chicken, tuna, green apples, dried fruit, and toasted pistachios.
• Traditional Waldorf salad is made with mayonnaise. We like it better with Greek yogurt, but if you love mayo, sub half the yogurt for mayonnaise.
• I think the best apples for a Waldorf salad are Honeycrisp because they have a wonderful crunch. Fuji is also a nice option.