Celebrate the harvest with this delicious and pretty Harvest Salad, featuring SweeTango Apples, pears, cranberries, pecans and sunflower seeds. Topped with goat cheese and an Apple Vinaigrette.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by SweeTango Apples. As always, all opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting brands that support Seasons and Suppers.
SweeTango apples are a relatively new premium apple variety that combine the best qualities of sweet Honeycrisp and tangy Zestar! apples. They are wonderfully crunchy, with a burst of sweet juice with notes of citrus, honey, and spice. It’s such a crunchy apple, that when the world record for the “loudest crunch of an apple” was set in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2016, the SweeTango was the apple of choice, coming in at 79.1 decibels.
SweeTango apples are in season now and are available in grocery stores across the U.S. and Canada. The season ends when they are gone, typically mid-winter.
And as if these lovely apples need anything more to recommend them, I was thrilled to discover that they don’t brown up either! Yes, I discovered this as I enjoyed the leftovers of this salad from the fridge. Even the next day, the apples were not showing any brown at all! How nice is that?!
Now, about this salad! It features kale mix greens and watercress for the base. On top, are the beautiful SweeTango apples, sliced and fanned. The cranberries are fresh, and are quickly sauteed with sugar to soften and sweeten. There’s toasted pecans and sunflower seeds. And pretty pear roses. To top off this salad, there is goat cheese and a delicious Apple Vinaigrette (also made with fresh SweeTango apple).
You’ll find this Harvest Salad Recipe on the SweeTango website right now. Enjoy!
I would do a face plant in this bowl of deliciousness! All my favourite fall ingredients and I love that these apples don’t go brown – too cool!
The watercress makes this beautiful bowl look romantic, too :)
Thanks so much, Robyn and yes, watercress is one of my favourites to add to salads. So delicious and so pretty :)
Looks so lovely ♥
Thanks Summer :)
This is such a stunning salad! I’d happily skip the turkey in favor of this beauty :).
Thanks so much, Laura and me too :)
Loudest crunch! I love that! So fun. I’m going to keep my eyes open for these apples. Such a beautiful presentation on this salad, Jennifer!
Thanks so much, Liz and yes, they are super crunchy apples, for sure :)
What a gorgeous salad! I love apples in a salad and especially when combined with sunflower seeds, goat cheese and pears! This is a wonderful treat for sure.
Thanks so much, Tricia and I do, too. In fact, I love fruit in general in salads. So fresh tasting and I love the bit of sweetness :)
What a stunner! Love the rosettes and these apples don’t brown?! amazing. Sign me up!!
Thanks Cathy and yes, these apples were such a pleasant surprise. I didn’t use any lemon on them at all. They just stayed lovely all on their own!
What a good looking salad, I have to look for sweet Tango apples.
Thanks so much, Gerlinde!
Namaskaram Jennifer – beautiful!!! But I think you got the discription wrong – this is by no means a Salad but simply a beautiful work of Art! Well done – too beautiful to eat (and I do love love love salads!) Its my screen saver for the next few days :) :) :)
Thanks Carina :) And I’m honoured to be gracing your desktop!
Oh wow, prettiest salad EVER, Jennifer!! This is definitely a show stopper and SOOO perfect for the holidays! But I’m loving how this is so much more than just a pretty dish, you also jam packed this full of flavor! I mean, apples, pears, cranberries, pecans, sunflower seeds AND goat cheese WITH an Apple Vinaigrette? Holy smokes, AMAZING! This is my idea of salad heaven, girlfriend! Pinned! Cheers!
Thanks so much, Cheyanne! I had such fun putting it together and the flavours were so lovely :)
BEAUTIFUL! I love salads like this and could eat my weight in them. How cool is that that the Sweet Tango apples don’t get brown. I’m very impressed!!
Thanks Chris and I think I did eat my weight in this. Was so delicious! And yes, I was seriously impressed with how the apples held up. Absolutely beautiful (no brown at all!) after a day in the fridge!
Wow! What an absolutely gorgeous salad Jennifer! This would be perfect for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! Sounds so flavorful!
Thanks so much, Mary Ann and yes, it would be perfect for entertaining!