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Author: * Kallistos Alexandros -
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Date: Aug 19, 2007 - 15:41
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CLASSIC WALDORF SALAD
Once every year or so when I see apples on the trees, I think of
the old Waldorf salad we had so often when I was a child. About once
a year is enough. It seems odd now a days to have something so sweet
along with dinner; in the old days, it was quite usual. I looked up
the original recipe and found that I had had been omitting an ingredient
for many years . The original from The Waldorf Astoria in New York
had whipped cream in it. I think that was not in our family version.
I tried it and liked it very much.
Any kind of apples will do. For this I used Fujis. Peel,
core and slice them into bite sized chunks and sprinkle lemon juice over
all to keep them from discoloring. I used 1 and 1/2 medium sized apples
for two. Add about 1/3 of a cup of raisins soaked overnight in wine (
I used cream sherry, but any sweet wine you have open serves well.) Add
some celery hearts sliced in chunks with some of the leaves and as many
English walnuts as you like. Those are all the ingredients.
The dressing is simple. It is merely mayonnaise lightened with some
whipped cream with honey added. The original calls for white sugar, but
honey is much nicer. Any sort of honey can be used, I used the white
honey from Hawaii; it's my favorite. The amount depends upon individual
taste and how sweet you like it.
Combine and serve.
We enjoyed it very much as a first course with veal piccatta and oven
roasted baby potatoes and carrots in olive oil and garlic flavored with
fresh rosemary. I thought it an interesting combination with the sweet
followed by the very savory.
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