Spiced Apple Baked Salad
Mixing cinnamon-puffed apples, honey-roasted mini chips, and creamy smoked gouda into a base of crisp cabbage, romaine, and shredded broccoli, our Spiced Apple Salad is already autumn-inspired. The vinaigrette is tangy like an apple orchard, the cinnamon apples are sweet like apple pie, and the Gouda is smoky like a warm fire.
What if we added some oven-baked apples to this salad kit? Top it all off with juicy pomegranate seeds and suddenly the cozy flavors of apple cider or apple pie arrive in healthier salad form. Serve this recipe alongside a hearty autumn roast or as a sweet complement to a bowl of chili or butternut squash soup.
- Active Time:
- 15 minutes
- Total TIME:
- 55 minutes
- SERVINGS:
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 Taylor Farms Spiced Apple Chopped Salad Kit
- ½ cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 4 medium firm apples (Honeycrisp or Fuji)
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Core each apple carefully, leaving the bottom intact to form a “cup.” Place apples in a small baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the softened butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the center of each apple.
- Pour ½ cup hot water into the bottom of the baking dish (to prevent scorching). Cover loosely with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake another 15–20 minutes, until apples are tender but still hold their shape.
- Meanwhile, prepare the Taylor Farms Spiced Apple Chopped Salad Kit according to package directions. Spread salad onto a large serving platter.
- Place warm baked apples on top of the salad bed. Sprinkle generously with pomegranate seeds for a pop of color and tartness.
Serve immediately—and enjoy the contrast of warm apples with crisp, spiced salad.
How Do You Like Them Baked Apples
Whoever first thought of putting apples into the oven, we thank you. And we bet you didn’t think to put them on top of a base of fresh, chilled greens. You can thank us later.
If you haven’t tried baked apples in the first place, make this season your time to switch up what’s for dessert! Baked apples are an age-old fall or winter dessert tradition. As if apples aren’t delicious enough, try baking them in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and a pinch of salt for a warm, hearty, and still-healthy treat. Some people like to drizzle them with caramel or heavy whipping cream for even more decadence. No matter how you plate it, it’s still lower in calories than a crust-based apple pie.
Of course, we love all kinds of warmed, cooked fruit on our salads, from roasted grapes to grilled pineapple, and even grilled watermelon. Leave it to us to make seasonal salads even more delicious with this culinary trick and more.
Looking for more cozy meal ideas to make for upcoming chillier temperatures—all using easy pre-made Taylor Farms products? We’ve got lots of ideas, including an array of warm baked salad recipes.
