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Waldorf Salad

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A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of celery, fresh apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise. It is traditionally served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal. When the apples, celery, and grapes used are all green varieties, the color palette of the dish is harmonized. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Appetizer 1
Origin Region
United States 2
FAQs

Who created the Waldorf salad?

According to CooksInfo, "Waldorf Salad was reputedly created by Oscar Tschirky (born 1866, was maître d’hôtel at the Waldorf from 1893 until his death in 1943) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York in 1893."
Connections

In Cuisine

American Cuisine, Cuisines
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Uses Ingredient

Apple, Ingredients
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Celery, Ingredients
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Grape, Ingredients
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Mayonnaise, Ingredients
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Walnut, Ingredients
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In the Other Atlases

Originated In

United States

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Sources
1. Waldorf salad (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The apples, celery, and grapes can all be green, which harmonizes the color palette of the dish.
  • Introduction
    A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of celery, fresh apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and traditionally served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.
  • Uses Ingredient: Apple, Infobox main_ingredient field: Apples, celery, mayonnaise, walnuts, grapes
  • Uses Ingredient: Grape, Infobox main_ingredient field: Apples, celery, mayonnaise, walnuts, grapes
  • Uses Ingredient: Walnut, Infobox main_ingredient field: Apples, celery, mayonnaise, walnuts, grapes
  • Uses Ingredient: Celery, Infobox main_ingredient field: Apples, celery, mayonnaise, walnuts, grapes
  • Uses Ingredient: Mayonnaise, Infobox main_ingredient field: Apples, celery, mayonnaise, walnuts, grapes
  • In Group: American Salads, Article text
    Waldorf salad is named for the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City, where it was first created for a charity ball given in honor of the St.
  • In Cuisine: American Cuisine, Infobox: country
    United States
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2. Waldorf Salad (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): United States
Quote, P495 (country of origin): United States
United States
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