Waldorf salad is not only valuable in fine restaurants
Classic: Waldorf salad.
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There are classics that have been wrongfully forgotten. Waldorf salad is such a case. Here and there it still finds its place on a buffet or as a delicate side dish in one of the less fancy restaurants. But at home? no one. What for?
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Waldorf salad is the perfect summer accompaniment: apples, celery and celery, yogurt, lemon juice – a refreshing addition to any barbecue and a creative addition to a slice of bread in the evening. It is healthy because celery is known to be low in calories but high in vitamins A, B2, E and C, calcium and more.
Waldorf salad should be prepared from fresh ingredients
The name comes from its location: the New York Hotel Waldorf, which later became the Waldorf-Astoria. William Waldorf Astor opened it on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street in 1893, and New York fans will now notice: it’s the address of the Empire State Building. The Waldorf Hotel had to give way in 1929 to accommodate the new skyscraper. It later reopened at its current location between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue. The Waldorf salad was originally there: the hotel restaurant manager, the legendary Swiss Oskar Tschirki, is said to have invented it in 1896.
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Waldorf salad recipe
The most important thing about a Waldorf salad is that it should contain fresh and good ingredients. Hazelnuts, as with some ready-made products, have no place in it, and neither does pineapple.
ingredients (makes four): About 20 red grapes (halved), celery stalk (chopped), celery head (chopped), 2 apples (chopped), handful of walnuts (halved), 150ml mayonnaise, half a lemon, some romaine lettuce , a little salt and freshly ground pepper.
Put up: Mix the grapes, celery, apples and walnuts into the mayonnaise. Add a squeeze of lemon and season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the lettuce leaves in four bowls and cover with the mixture. Is over!
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