It’s true that pumpkin may be the first ingredient you associate with fall, but we all know that fall is all about apples. Not only are apples a fall staple, but they are also highly versatile. Add them to salads, smoothies, desserts, entrees, sauces, spreads, jams, and more. They can be the featured ingredient or play a more subtle role. However you decide to enjoy them, even as a healthy snack, we encourage you to embrace all the apple varieties that you can. 

Nutritional Benefits Of Apples

Apples are some of the world’s most popular fruits. They are naturally sweet and juicy and offer a lot of fiber, vitamin C, and several beneficial antioxidant compounds. Despite their low calorie count, apples are very filling, due to their fiber content. Here are the nutrition facts for one raw, unpeeled, medium-sized apple:

• Calories: 94.6
• Water: 156 grams (g)
• Fiber: 4.37 g
• Carbohydrates: 25.1 g
• Protein: 0.473 g
• Sugar: 18.9 g
• Fat: 0.3 g

One apple provides approximately 16% of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of fiber. Some of the fiber comes in the form of pectin, a soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has demonstrated an ability to help control blood sugar and manage cholesterol levels. The peel of the apple also contains insoluble fiber. 

Apples are predominantly composed of water and carbs. They contain a lot of simple sugars, including fructose, sucrose, and glucose. Because of that, they have a glycemic index that ranges from 42 to 44. A fruit’s glycemic index indicates how it affects the rise in blood sugar after consumption. Lower scores tend to have better health benefits, but a food’s glycemic load is often of more importance. The glycemic load accounts for all of the other health benefits a fruit offers, such as antioxidants, fiber, polyphenols, vitamins, minerals, and more. 

Apple Pie Chia Pudding

With the arrival of fall comes a lot of special seasonal dishes. If you love apple pie, then you are going to love this chia pudding! You get to have your pie (sort of) and eat it too!

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Apple & Brussels Sprouts Slaw

Brussels sprouts and apples are two of fall’s best produce items. Get ready to enjoy the ultimate fall slaw that’s nutty, sweet, and savory.

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Cucumber Apple Smoothie

This green smoothie is a combination of crisp cucumber, crunchy and tart apple, zesty lime, herbaceous mint, and hearty kale. It goes down smooth 100% of the time!

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Cabbage Apple Salad

Get ready for a new fall classic! This colorful cabbage apple salad is a great combination of textures and sweet and savory flavors.

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Avocado, Apple, And Walnut Endive Cups

You have to get creative on a raw vegan diet, and these avocado, apple, and walnut endive cups with a rustic dressing are truly to die for. The natural sweetness of the apple helps balance the more assertive, somewhat bitter endive flavor.

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Do you have a cabbage obsession? If you don’t, you’re about to love this low-calorie superfood. Not only does it add texture and color, but also a subtle and humble flavor to your salads. For this salad recipe, though, we eliminated the lettuce and went straight to shredded cabbage for the base. It’s more of a slaw than a salad, but we aren’t about to debate the qualifications of a slaw versus a salad. The fact of the matter is that this recipe embraces fall ingredients and is quite delicious.

For this cabbage apple salad, you can use red or green cabbage, or a mix of both if you want more contrasting colors. The same can be said for the apples. You can use Granny Smith (green) apples, Fuji apples, Honeycrisp apples, or Red Delicious apples. Can’t decide which one to use? Use a combination of two or more apple varieties to establish sweet and tart flavors in this salad. The combination of cabbage, apples, walnuts, and sweeter dressing creates a lovely mix of sweet and savory flavors. Will you serve yourself on a separate plate or eat straight out of the salad bowl?

When it comes time to prepare the salad, you can choose to cut your ingredients uniformly or slightly different. You can thinly slice the apples, or you can cut them into matchsticks to be more similar to the shredded cabbage. Crumble the raw walnuts and then drizzle the dressing over everything. If you want to make this recipe more fall-themed, consider adding some dehydrated cranberries or pomegranate seeds. Dried cranberries are pictured, just FYI. Just make sure that the dehydrated cranberries are free of added sugars and preservatives.

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A salad doesn’t have to have a long list of ingredients in order for it to be delicious. This simple cucumber apple salad contains exactly what the name says: cucumbers and apples. Toss the apple and cucumber cubes with a simple apple cider vinegar dressing and you are in business. It’s a great, light summer salad that you can serve at room temperature or chilled. Although we used Granny Smith apples, feel free to use whichever apple variety you enjoy. If you prefer a juicier texture and sweeter flavor from your apple, consider using Fuji or Honeycrisp varieties. If you strive for contrasting colors, use Red Delicious or Pink Lady apples.

You can never go wrong with a good combination, and that is exactly the case for cucumbers and apple. Ideally, try to dice the apple and cucumber into the same size cubes for uniformity and ease of enjoyment. Plus, cutting them the same size will create even texture throughout the salad. Pour the dressing over the cucumber and apple cubes and let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes, so that the flavors can get to know each other. That also gives the apples and cucumbers time to absorb the dressing, which is highly addictive and refreshing. We actually suggest that you keep all of the ingredients to this salad with you at all times because it

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A fruit salad is really any combination of fruits, but this recipe calls for classic fall produce items. Pears and apples offer a refreshing crunch, but they can easily turn brown. That won’t happen in this recipe because of the lemon dressing.

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The great thing about this kale salad is that it contains an assortment of antioxidants, healthy fats, fiber, protein, and vitamins and minerals. Kale is naturally rich in vitamin K, iron, protein, fiber, and more, while blueberries have vitamin C and other antioxidant compounds.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:03 Ingredients
0:08 Apple, chopped
0:16 Pistachios, chopped
0:28 Kale, chopped
0:43 Dressing
1:05 Toss Salad
1:14 Bon Appetit

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Always remember to eat your greens! Leafy greens, such as kale, spinach, collards, or chard, contain vital nutrients that contribute to overall health and wellness. When you combine them with other flavorful foods, they are much more enjoyable to eat. Consider this salad, for example, which contains tart green apple, sweetly tart blueberries, and nutty pistachios. The vinaigrette dressing is tahini-based and explodes with tangy flavor.

It is very easy to see a kale salad on a menu and look the other way. Kale salads are truly hit or miss, and the ones that are misses tend to contain the thick bitter kale stems. The thicker stems are not palatable and completely throw off the flavor of the salad. Instead, remove those thick stems after you thoroughly rinse the kale leaves. Once you remove those stems, it is important to finely chop the kale leaves. Kale can easily retain texture, but you don’t want to eat large pieces of kale because of how bitter a green it is. The fine chop also helps to break down the fibrous texture and makes it easier to chew and enjoy.

The great thing about this kale salad is that it contains an assortment of antioxidants, healthy fats, fiber, protein, and vitamins and minerals. Kale is naturally rich in vitamin K, iron, protein, fiber, and more, while blueberries have vitamin C and other antioxidant compounds. Green apples are more nutritionally dense than red apples, which is why we love to use them in our recipes. You can, however, use another apple variety if you prefer the flavor. If you make this salad and love it, let us know in the comments so that we can provide more recipes like this!

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There’s nothing quite like the combination of apples and beets. It’s common to see these two ingredients in freshly made juices because the sweet apples counteract the earthy flavor from the beets. You can expect that same complementary flavor combination when you dive into this salad. Dressed in a simple apple cider vinaigrette, this salad is subtly tangy, sweet, and perfect for anyone at your table.

You can easily eat beets raw, but it’s best to cut them into small bite-size pieces, or thinner strips. You’ll work less hard to chew those pieces in their raw form. The crunchy texture of raw beets is quite similar to that of an apple, only the apple is a little softer. The apple you choose can change the overall flavor of this salad. If you prefer a sweeter flavor profile, it’s best to choose juicy Fuji apples or delectable Honeycrisp apples. If you lean towards tarter flavors, it may be better for you to choose Granny Smith apples. We’ll leave that decision up to you, but we used Gala apples because they have notes of tart and sweet.

This salad is truly perfect for winter and can be ready in under 15 minutes. Because apples and beets retain their texture, you can also prep this salad the night before and enjoy it for lunch the next day. Unlike other salads that will wilt if you dress them, this salad holds up in the fridge with dressing. In fact, the flavors intensify!

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When it comes to making your own dressings, you typically have a limited window to use them. If using a lot of fresh ingredients like cashews, herbs, or vegetables, you may only have three to five days to consume the dressing. For this dressing, you can make it a week ahead of time if you want. As long as you store it in an airtight container or jar in the fridge, it will stay fresh.

Although you cannot prep your salad a week before you want to eat it, you can prep this salad two days before. The only thing to keep in mind is that you may want to toss the apple slices with a mixture of fresh lemon juice and water to prevent browning. Arugula holds up very well, but make sure to place a damp paper towel over the salad before covering the lid. That will keep your salad as crisp and fresh as possible.

Arugula has a naturally peppery flavor, which creates a beautiful flavor combination with the sweetness from the apples. The nutty crunch from the walnuts add texture and another dimension of flavor. The vinaigrette is tangy yet sweet because of the addition of agave. If you prefer your dressing to be more tart, add the juice from half of a lemon. That’ll really add some zest to apple arugula salad.

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Although people mostly serve rutabaga cooked, you can enjoy it raw too. Not only does it offer a sweet and peppery flavor, but it perfectly complements sweeter ingredients like the apples in this salad. Plus, shaved rutabaga adds crunchy texture to give you different mouthfeels while you enjoy your salad.

If you don’t know what rutabaga tastes like, imagine a milder version of a turnip. Rutabaga offers a slightly bitter punch, but it is less aggressive and only offers a subtle earthy flavor. Some people also argue that rutabagas exhibit notes of sweetness, making them pair well with similar flavors. You can’t bite into one and think it’s going to taste as sweet as an apple, but there is some sweetness there.

The second thing to note about rutabagas is that people typically cook them, substituting them for potatoes. You can eat them raw, but it’s best to either grate, shred, or julienne them. Thin slices are essential, otherwise it will be too fibrous and difficult to chew.

This salad is all about crispy textures, which is why it’s best to use romaine lettuce. You can, however, use another crisp lettuce if you prefer one over romaine. The sunflower seeds also offer wonderful crunch and nuttiness that complements the apples. If you need some extra sweetness, you can chop up a few dates and toss them in with the salad, but this is not a necessary step.

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Brussels sprouts have become an incredibly popular menu item in many restaurants. Often fried, roasted with bacon, or smothered with grated cheese, a once healthy vegetable becomes very unhealthy. The nutritional profile of Brussels sprouts is very impressive, exhibiting a high fiber, vitamin, and mineral content. And although it may seem crazy, ludicrous even, it’s possible to eat them raw.

Raw Brussels sprouts have an addictive crunch, but you aren’t just tossing the large bulbs in a bowl and calling it a day. It’s best to cut Brussels sprouts thinly or pulse them up in a food processor to achieve that shredded look. Ideally, the Brussels sprouts should resemble shredded cabbage, as if you were making a slaw. You don’t have to cut the apples finely; rather, it’s best to chop them so that they are similar in size to the dried cranberries and raw walnuts.

When it comes to the dried cranberries you buy, please take the time to purchase the ones that do not contain preservatives (like sulfur dioxide) or added sugars. Craisins, for example, are not cleanse-approved. Take your time to select the correct varieties to adhere to the raw vegan diet. You don’t need extra sugars in the cranberries because the natural sweetness of the apples is more than enough for this recipe. This salad is truly a well-balanced combination of sweet, tart, and savory flavors.

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