Seasonal lamb’s lettuce salad with apple and walnuts

Side dish · Belgian

Lamb’s lettuce, apple and walnut salad

Name: Lamb’s lettuce, apple and walnut salad
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Belgian
Ingredients: 100 g lamb’s lettuce; 1 apple (Jonagold or Elstar); 50 g walnuts (coarsely chopped); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp lemon juice (to stop browning and add freshness); pepper (to taste); salt (to taste); Parmesan (shavings, optional)

By Jo Huys 21 October 2025

A simple, delicious seasonal salad with lamb’s lettuce, apple and walnuts. Perfect for a light lunch or alongside game or poultry. Fresh, healthy and ready in no time.

Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 9
Steps: 5

Mise en place

Ingredients

100 g lamb’s lettuce
1 apple (Jonagold or Elstar)
50 g walnuts (coarsely chopped)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp honey
1 tsp lemon juice (to stop browning and add freshness)
pepper (to taste)
salt (to taste)
Parmesan (shavings, optional)

Method

Get cooking

Wash and dry the lamb’s lettuce.
Cut the apple into thin strips or dice it, then drizzle with lemon juice.
Mix the olive oil, honey, pepper and salt to make a simple dressing.
Toss the lamb’s lettuce, apple and dressing together just before serving.
Finish with walnuts and, if you like, a little Parmesan.

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Tip: A few pieces of orange or pomegranate seeds add extra freshness as an alternative to vinegar.

Automatically translated from Dutch using AI.