Lee's Waldorf Salad

Above: Lee's Waldorf Salad as served in the Capability Restaurant and Peacock Alley bar, at London Syon Park

Lee's Waldorf Salad

This very easy, simple salad is full of flavour and 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.


SERVES 4

Ingredients

4 Coxs apples, peeled cut in to quarters and sliced (apple depending on season)
8 Celery sticks peeled, sliced on the angle thinly, centre leaves kept
Vinaigrette
Several slices of pickled walnuts
Seasoning (salt & pepper)

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Method

1. Place the apple and celery into a bowl and dress with the vinaigrette to taste, season with salt and pepper. Place in to bowl add the walnuts and finish with the celery leaves over the top.