Classic Waldorf-Astoria Salad

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Submitted by: K Monki
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Makes: 6 servings adjust
This very easy, simple salad has a long, rich history. It was created in the 1890s at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel by maître d' Oscar Tschirky. The original salad contained only mayonnaise, apples and celery, but today is usually served with walnuts and other ingredients.

Directions

Ingredients

  • 2 Celery Ribs

Step 1

Cut the white ends off the celery ribs. Use a vegetable peeler to peel off the strings that cover the outside of the ribs. Dice the ribs into 1/4-inch squares.

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup Red Grapes
  • 1⁄2 cup Walnuts

Step 2

Cut the grapes in half, and use your fingers or a knife to break the walnuts into pieces.

Ingredients

  • 2 Apples

Step 3

Wash, core and dice the apples.

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1⁄4 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 Lemon

Step 4

Place the apples, grapes, walnuts and celery in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise and sour cream and stir everything together. Squeeze a few teaspoons of lemon juice in, stir well, and taste - the lemon juice should be almost undetectable.

Ingredients

  • 1 head Romaine Lettuce, or horseradish

Step 5

Arrange a large whole inner leaf of romaine on each plate and top each one with a scoop of the salad.
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