Grape apple salad with yogurt dressing is fresh, fruity and fun. It is a little bit like a Walldorf salad but is dressed with yogurt, honey and cinnamon. It is one of our favorite easy fruit salads.
If you are looking for a great way to enjoy fresh fruit, this apple salad with yogurt dressing is it. It is cool and fresh. It is great for breakfast, as a snack, or as a fresh cold side dish for dinner.
I love salads with fruit in them. Offer me a nice green salad topped with fruit, nuts and a light dressing and I am all over it. That is what I order almost every time I go out to eat.
I can’t help it, I just love them! This is even better. Why waste the room on greens when you can just go for the good stuff?!
This is along the lines of a Waldorf salad, but lighter. It is fruit in a light coating of yogurt, vanilla, honey, lemon and cinnamon. It is soooo good and you can feel good about eating it!
Substitutions and Additions
We love this recipe as written, but there are so many ways you could change it up.
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If you are a big waldorf salad fan, you could add chopped celery and nuts to the mix. That adds even more crunch and flavor.
My mom really likes adding chopped peanuts to this salad. I must say, I agree that add a nice crunch and flavor.
Sometimes we add more fruit in. Little Dude requested strawberries a couple of weeks ago and we love them in there.
When fresh pears are in season, sometimes we replace some of the apples with pears. The mix is delicious and it adds a slightly different flavor and texture to the mix.
We have also added bananas. The yogurt dressing is good on pretty much any mix of fruit.
If you have vanilla yogurt instead of plain, that works too. You can omit the vanilla and reduce or omit the honey depending on how sweet you want the salad to be.
Apple Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 2 cups seedless grapes
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash and dry all of the fruit. Cut 2 cups seedless grapes in half. Core the 4 apples and chop them into small cubes.
- Toss the apples in the 2 Tablespoons lemon juice.
- Mix together 2 Tablespoons honey, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 cup plain yogurt.
- Toss fruit in dressing and serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Try adding whatever fruit you like. We’ve enjoyed berries and bananas mixed in as well!
- You can use vanilla yogurt instead of plain. Just omit the vanilla extract and reduce the honey to 1 Tablespoon or omit.
- This recipe works with both standard yogurt and Greek yogurt.
- For added crunch, try stirring in some chopped toasted pecans or peanuts. Both are delicious in this salad.
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What is the best apples to use ?
Almost any apple goes. I tend to use whatever I have on hand which is usually honey crisp, pink lady or gala. But just about any crunchy apple that you like to eat plain will work in this salad.
Thank you! This sounds wonderful and I will be serving it with a ham and turkey dinner on Jan.15,2025.
I hope you love it!
Does this need to be made right before serving or can it be made several hours in advance?
You can make it several hours in advance. Just cover and refrigerate it and you'll be good to go!
I've always been a fan of this type of salad. Thanks for sharing your recipe at the #AnythingGoes Link Party.
Me too, it is simple but delicious!
This was amazing!
I love the yogurt as a sub for mayo in this! Great side to bring to a cookout or potluck!
Me too, I think it makes perfect sense! I think it is going to be on the menu again tomorrow.
I made this Sunday for our Easter get together. It was so delicious!!
How exciting! I hope you love it!
This is so good. I could probably eat it all myself. 🙂
I ate more than my fair share.
What a great and healthy salad! 🙂
Thank you! We really enjoyed it!