Waldorf Salad

It’s hard to believe this salad is more than 115 years old.  It was invented in 1896 by a maître d'hôtel(dining room manager) at the landmark Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.  It’s such a wonderful combination of fruits and dressing, classic. 

A Ingredients

Fuji apple, chunks         2 heads

Celery, thinly sliced       1 cup

Seedless red grapes        1 cup

Roast chicken cubes       1 cup

B Ingredients

Mayonnaise                ½ cup

Sour cream                   3 tablespoon

Lemon juice                 2 tablespoon

Sugar or honey            1 teaspoon

C Ingredients

Dried cranberries, soaked, drained           ½ cup

Lettuce blend                                          3-4 cups

Candied pecan                                         ½ cup

Directions:

1. Mix B Ingredients in a bowl, salt and pepper to taste.

2. Stir B sauce into S ingredients in a mixing bowl, then add the cherries and candied pecan, toss to blend, salt and pepper to taste. 

3. Scoop the fruit salad onto a plate of lettuces, can also add some cubes of roast chicken or ham to the salad. 

Serving: 4