Since my last post Korroke was a deep fried dish, I want to share a healthy dish today. This salad is my mom’s recipe. Well, precisely speaking, I was trying to recreate her recipe with my memory of her salad. I wish she had kept a recipe book like what I am doing now then I would have her entire home cooking recipe collection. This is exactly the reason why I’m organizing my recipes for my kids. One day when they grow up and try to cook on their own (I hope!), they at least have a reference, either with this blog or a digital copy of some sort.
For the salad I used Myer lemon this time since my friend gave me a lot of organic Myer lemons from her backyard. It was sweet and really juicy, which added a nice final touch to the salad.
Ingredients:
- 4 Fuji apples
- 2-3 celery stalks
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 6 Tbsp. Japanese mayonnaise (if you aren’t able to get Japanese mayo easily, use American mayo and add 2 tsp white vinegar and 1 tsp sugar, whisk until sugar dissolves)
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 Tbsp. Myer lemon juice (1 Tbsp. reg. lemon juice)
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsp. milk
Instructions:
- In a medium size bowl, combine all the ingredients for Dressing. Mix well with a whisk.
- Cut round slices of apples in quarters.
- Keep apples in salted water (1 tsp. salt for a big bowl of water) for 1-2 minutes to prevent apples from browning. Drain and dry with paper towels.
- Slice celery into small pieces.
- Add apples, celery, and raisin in the bowl and mix all together. Keep in the fridge till you are ready to serve.
Enjoy!
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Simple and tasty recipe… and I love Fuji apples (the other day I made a “tarte tatin” with them.. awesome!)
Hi Giulia! Yep very simple and kids love apples so it’s a great salad for our family.
Tarte tatan, yummy!
What a great recipe! Your mom must have been an AWESOME cook
It is soo nice of you to do the same for your children 
Hi Allie! Yeah my mom is. She said her skills is not as good anymore after my brother and I left the house. I hope my kids will appreciate my recipes one day because I’m working so hard to make it into one collection!
This looks like a great apple salad Nami! So jealous that you know someone with a Meyer lemon tree! =)
Hi Peggy – I didn’t know Meyer lemon is such a gem until I got to know foodie people in different state. We get a big pack of Meyer lemon every year in Costco too. I wish I own a tree…but my friend said she can’t finish using all of them. How envious is that…
This is simple, healthy and yummy salad. Have a nice weekend ahead.
Thank you Sonia, and I hope you have a good weekend too!
Gr8 recipe Nami…lovely pic too!
Hi Sangi! Thank you…but I’m desperately need to work on my photo skills… your photos are just amazing!
This is a lovely salad, Nami! I really like the flavors you used. I bet it tastes just wonderful! Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend.
Hi Georgia! Thank you for your comment.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
wow this looks great must try it and so pleased you liked the little pancakes hugs
have a good weekend Rebecca
Hi Rebecca! Thanks. Oh yeah I love the little pancakes. Looks too delicious. Have a great weekend!
This salad looks wonderful! And this is also part of the reason I started a blog… to document what I cook for family and friends. I do not use recipes… I just play around in the kitchen. And for years, my friends would ask me how I made something and I wouldn’t remember! It’s such a great gift you are giving to your kids!!!! Happy Friday!
Hi Tiffany! I realized it’s a great way to keep everything online. I use my own recipe in the kitchen (and ipad is so handy!) and I don’t have to tell everyone that I’ll “email” my recipe.
Now only hope is that my kids will want to cook food that they have been eating on their own. Well, they are still preschoolers, so I can still hope, right? Have a great weekend!
Nami this looks so refreshing! Does your family like eating salads? My husband is not a big salad eater, he does eat the Thai beef salad I’ve made, but that’s on very rare occasions. My Mom and I were discussing your blog earlier today, she said your family is very luck to have you!
Hi Cindy! So funny… My husband told me Chinese people don’t really like salad…and it’s true! When I go to Taiwan to visit his family, I just miss fresh salad…every vegetable is cooked there (but I still eat because I love veggies). My kids started to eat “raw” salad – thank god. It saves my time to think what kind of veggies to “cook”. But they only eat it with this Japanese dressing. Not sure if it’s healthy using the store bought dressing, but I’m just happy they eat salad (leaf!!). My husband eats salad thanks to me and he actually enjoys it. You mentioned about me to your mom! I’m so honored… Thank you. It’s so funny I know you from my friend’s sister…yet I feel like I have already known you for some time. LOL.
Namiさん、こんにちは。
シャキシャキ瑞々しい林檎の歯ごたえが伝わってきました♪ お母さまのやさしさがこめられていてとってもおいしそう☆ 私も昔母が作ってくれた料理で大好きだったものが確かにたくさんあるはずなのに、思い出せるのはその中のトップ10くらいだったり。レシピとして残っていたらどんなによかっただろうって思いました。郷里を離れて遠くに住んでいると、母の味がなおさら恋しくなりますよね。
のりこさん、本当にそう、懐かしい味ってありますよね。一緒に住んでたらもっとお料理習えたのに。20歳で家を出たのでお料理はそれっきり教えてもらえず。昔はお手伝いがすごく嫌だったけど、意外と覚えてるもんなので、子供たちにも、無理やりではなくお料理を教えてあげれたらと思います。コメントありがとう！
I have never had apples in salad, sounds like a great idea, Nami
! Thank you for sharing yet another great recipe!
Thanks CG! Kids get excited when fruits are in salad…
Have a great weekend!
Hello Nami! I’m a huge fan of QP, and I just love this salad. When I go to the (super)スーパー I would buy some packages of salad (quite often I feel to lazy to cook after work). It is sure delicious. Are you a fan of レンコンサラダ？(Lotus Root Salad). Do you call it Renkon in the U.S? I’m so glad our paths crossed on twitter, I look forward to getting to know you nami = )
Hi Elle Marie! Happy to get to know you too! I think we call it Lotus Root here…some Asian probably know the word Renkon too. I like Gobo salad (mayo flavored). Your Renkon salad is mayo flavor too? I haven’t made any salad with Renkon although I had some デパ地下のサラダ with Renkon before. I should invent some salad with it! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m so glad that you are using lemons ; ) I think I will be making this salad this weekend! Have a great weekend!
Hi Mika-san! I hope you had a good weekend. Did your kids like the salad?
yummy! this is similar to my mom’s cole slaw.
Hi Kat! Oh I totally can make coleslaw with this dressing, huh. Thanks for the idea!!!!
Had a good weekend?
Your salad sounds so refreshing. I plan to make this for lunch tomorrow. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Hi Mary! Thanks and I hope you enjoyed the salad.
Yummy! I love a good salad and this sounds so refreshing… I didn’t know about Japanese Mayo… Very interesting! I love the addition of vinegar and sugar… Thanks for this yummy recipe!
Hi Marsha! I hope your little kid is feeling better now. I know a lot of people who prefer Japanese mayo after they tried it. You never know! Hopefully you get to try one day.
Just as well it’s Fuji apple season here now! I would try this recipe with my roast pork this winter
Thanks for sharing.
Hi C & MSP! That’s right, you guys are going to have winter soon! We have summer fruits here (so happy!). Yumm… I’ll wait for your roast pork recipe!
This is so easy and healthy.I love apples a lot.I like that you used yogurt in your recipe.Perfect to beat the heat with all that creaminess & crunch! have a fun weekend my friend!
Hi Tanvi! Did you have a good weekend? Yeah yogurt makes it more creamy and it is definitely nice to add.
I love apple salad – yours looks super delicious.
Mandy
I have not tried making it with Japanese mayonnaise before – sounds great.
Hi Mandy! I’m not sure Japanese mayo is available at where you live…but I hope you will have a chance to try. It’s quite yummy!
Hi Nami,
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This is a beautiful salad! Yum – so good for a spring brunch!
I actually came to your site today to pass on to you some food blog awards that I’ve received last week http://cookingrookie.blogspot.com/2011/04/passing-on-food-blog-awards.html
I love your site, and am so happy to have found it
And also thanks for linking with me on Facebook!
Hi Cooking Rookie! Thank you so much for the award! I actually saw it in your post first because I am already your facebook fan. Hehee.
Thank you again!
Reminds me of a salad my Mom used to make. I’d like to have this for our Memorial Day cook out and Fuji’s are my favorite apple. I use them for everything. Love it, love it, love it!
Hi Sandra! My mom is in Japan, and your mom is here, yet both of them make similar salad. Isn’t that great? Me too, I like Fuji apple, but if you really try Japanese apples produced in Japan, you will be shocked! It’s 100 times sweeter with nectar and oh my, you will go crazy.
Did you have a good weekend?
Yum! I love fruits in salads! I’d love to try this recipe… light and quick yet so tasty! Thank you so much for sharing it Nami.
Hi Manu! You are welcome.
I need to increase fruit salad recipe more so kids will enjoy more “salad”. I hope you had a good weekend!
This sounds like a twist on the Waldorf salad, but BETTER! Gorgeous photos, too. I’d love a bowl of this yumminess for lunch
Thank you Liz! You taught me something today – Waldorf Sald. I didn’t know what it means, so I Googled it. Wow so many recipes of Waldorf Sald! For sure my mom in Japan didn’t know about this. LOL. So it was first created in late 1800 at the Waldorf Hotel in NYC. It says traditionally it includes walnuts. How exciting! That’s why I enjoy sharing it online because I learn something new. Thank you for letting me know. I’m going to try different version next time.
I like a lot the sound of the dressing (I’m a bit obsessed with those), thanks for sharing Nami! It’s always a treat to read your posts!
Hi Gourmantine! Thanks, but it’s really a treat for me to read YOUR posts. Heehee.
Nami this looks delicious and so healthy! I need to try this since I do eat a lot of salads doing the day LOL so more salad recipes better for me
Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you Suzana! True, I don’t mind having more salad recipes too. We always eat salad with meals, so it’s great to have endless varieties.
Thank you Kirsten! I hope my mom is happy that I’m passing this salad recipe to my kids and everyone.
Hi Kristi! Thank you. I hope you will enjoy this salad. It will give you a nice contrast to the savory BBQ dish. Enjoy!
Hi Aipi!! I hope you had a great weekend. It’s still Sunday here and I’m trying to catch up everything I didn’t do over the weekend! Heee >_< Thanks! I'm glad you liked the salad!
Hi Celia! Yes, Meyer lemons are nice, really nice. I wish I have lots of recipes that I can use it for. Hope you try Japanese mayo one day.
Thanks for visiting my site!
I love apples! and I have some in my fridge that this recipe would be perfect for!
Hi Sawsan! I hope you enjoy this salad!
This looks like a fabulous side dish! Although I could see myself sitting and eating a big bowl of this for dinner, love apples!
Hi Vicki! Haha. It’s very refreshing! I usually end up eating a big bowl of celery that kids didn’t finish eating…
I enjoy light dishes in spring and summer too! Beautiful apple salad.
Thanks Daksha!
Perfect salad, love the way it looks..I think that you would make your mom proud!!!
Great photos too!
Hi Sandra – I hope my mom is happy….
Thanks!
Ooo Nami! This looks so colorful and delicious, I can’t wait to try this myself!
Thanks Kelly! I hope you will like it.
This salad looks beautiful! I love how light and fresh it is. Nice job!
Thanks Kara!
Hi Jill! Haha I hope they will realize later on that they are lucky. They are still small to probably understand and appreciate. Oh yeah, once I start eating those crunchy texture, I always have a hard time letting it go. LOL.
Thanks Kara!
That’s a healthy and delicious salad! Fuji apples will gtve it a nice crunch.
My mom also does not write down her recipes or measure the ingredients. As she lives far away, I can’t always get to ask her how it is done. I have to do it by trial and error and write them down quickly less I forget.
Hi Biren! Yeah I think most people (without having a cooking blog) doesn’t even measure. I didn’t measure before too, until my friends start to ask me for recipes. Then I started and now it’s a habit. It’s great when the food comes out successful because most likely I can make the same successful dish again with my own recipe. But I also rely on my own recipes so much that I tend to look for it instead of just cooking it from my memory… For kids’ sake, I think I’m happy keeping everything written.
I was just talking with my husband the other day how my blog is going to be a perfect reference for our children! Hopefully they will LOVE to cook
I love this salad. It seems like a perfect perfect side dish for any BBQ. The flavors sound so yummy! Will definitely be bookmarking this recipe for future use!
Hi Beth! I just saw your comment came in.
I wonder if my kids’ generation will use Internet….but probably they will. 10 years or even 20 years make a huge difference in terms of technology…. I keep everything in Word, but I wonder if that’s even useful then… Anyway, thank you so much Beth. I hope you will enjoy this salad!
Hi Lin Ann! Thank you.
I hope you are having good Mother’s Day weekend. Thanks for following me!
hi Nami,
I made this salad today and my husband and 4 year old son loved it very much.thanks for sharing..
Hi Lakmali! I’m so happy your family liked this salad! Thank you so much for letting me know. You made my day~~!
REFRESHING!