New. Favorite. Salad. Period.
Apple + bacon + pecan + arugula is by no means a mind blowingly new combination. Honestly, it's up there with butternut squash + sage + brown butter in the "things that go together" culinary pantheon. But adding the maple yogurt dressing changed something. It's creamy, it's slightly sweet, I don't really know what to compare it to. Ranch? Not really. Anyway, it's not important. What is important is that it tastes awesome, and you should try it.
Fuji Apple Salad with Bacon, Pecans, and Maple Yogurt Dressing
For 4
4 slices thick cut bacon, diced
2 fuji apples, thinly sliced3/4 cup pecan halves
5 ounces arugula
Dressing:
1/4 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
2 teaspoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 pinch kosher salt
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
In a pan over medium high heat, cook the bacon until just crisp. Set aside on a dish lined with a paper towel. Combine all of the ingredients for the dressing in a lidded container and shake to combine. In a big bowl, combine the bacon, apples, pecans, and arugula and mix with as much dressing as you like.
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