Ranchy Fruit and Nut Salad

Rating: 4.5 stars
4 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Quick, tasty and simple salad - the nuts and dried fruit make a great combo.

By Jason Melo Hall
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Ingredients

8
Original recipe yields 8 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Mix salad greens and ranch dressing together in a bowl until evenly coated. Add tomato, cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, flax seeds, sea salt, and garlic; mix well. Top with Parmesan cheese.

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Tips

Cook's Note:

Tips

If you enjoy a more moist salad make it 1/3 cup of ranch dressing instead.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
184.3 calories; 4.6 g protein; 14.6 g carbohydrates; 3.1 mg cholesterol; 170.3 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (4)

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Most helpful positive review

Diana Mc
Rating: 5 stars
05/19/2015
Very tasty and easy to throw together. Since I didn't have any almonds on hand I subbed it with walnuts. It will be a perfect summer salad to make. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Holiday Baker
Rating: 3 stars
05/22/2015
Jason your salad has potential but there is a major error on the lettuce amount! I think it should be closer to at least 8 cups of lettuce. A typical salad has 2 cups of lettuce per person. 1/4 cup of dressing 3/4 cup of dried fruit and 1/2 cup of nuts is incredible for the amount of lettuce. As a result I kept the lettuce the same maybe adding a little more and did about 1 tblsp of each topping. Still 4 Tblsp of dressing was a bit much. I used a lighter yogurt ranch. Unless this is supposed to mainly be fruits and nuts mixed with ranch dressing? With the added garlic and parmesan it reminded me of a ceasar salad with added nuts and fruit. Add more lettuce and add the other ingredients to taste and this is not too bad if one loves ranch dressing. I also would only make this right before serving. The lettuce starts to break down from the dressing as most lettuce salads with the dressing mixed directly in. Read More
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(1)
4 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Diana Mc
Rating: 5 stars
05/19/2015
Very tasty and easy to throw together. Since I didn't have any almonds on hand I subbed it with walnuts. It will be a perfect summer salad to make. Read More
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(1)
Jason Melo Hall
Rating: 5 stars
06/16/2013
Quick tasty and simple salad - the nuts and dried fruit make a great combo. Read More
Helpful
(1)
Diana Mc
Rating: 5 stars
05/19/2015
Very tasty and easy to throw together. Since I didn't have any almonds on hand I subbed it with walnuts. It will be a perfect summer salad to make. Read More
Helpful
(1)
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Holiday Baker
Rating: 3 stars
05/22/2015
Jason your salad has potential but there is a major error on the lettuce amount! I think it should be closer to at least 8 cups of lettuce. A typical salad has 2 cups of lettuce per person. 1/4 cup of dressing 3/4 cup of dried fruit and 1/2 cup of nuts is incredible for the amount of lettuce. As a result I kept the lettuce the same maybe adding a little more and did about 1 tblsp of each topping. Still 4 Tblsp of dressing was a bit much. I used a lighter yogurt ranch. Unless this is supposed to mainly be fruits and nuts mixed with ranch dressing? With the added garlic and parmesan it reminded me of a ceasar salad with added nuts and fruit. Add more lettuce and add the other ingredients to taste and this is not too bad if one loves ranch dressing. I also would only make this right before serving. The lettuce starts to break down from the dressing as most lettuce salads with the dressing mixed directly in. Read More
Helpful
(1)
AprilK
Rating: 5 stars
03/13/2017
I made this for a luncheon with 9 people and everyone loved it (even my kids went back for second and third servings. It was great that I had all the ingredients on hand too. Read More
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