After several years of ordering the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad at Paradise Bakery every single chance I was given; I decided to make my own version.
Over the past month, I have made several different apple vinaigrettes and this one was my favorite. The dressing is sweet and a little bit tart. It is just thick enough to coat the salad and provide extra flavor in every bite.
Honey Apple Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/8 garlic powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup light flavored olive oil
- 1-3 tablespoons honey adjust to taste (the original version is a very sweet dressing, but I actually preferred it a bit more tart)
Instructions
- vWhisk together all ingredients except the honey. Taste the dressing and add honey as desired. Pour the dressing into a jar and refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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Tricia @ saving room for dessert says
We have a chain bakery in our area named Panera Bread. They serve a Fuji Apple Chicken Salad that I adore! I order it every time we go. This is getting pinned and put on my must try list! Thanks Mary! You've had some rain out your way this week. Hope you are not affected by the flooding.
Jenn says
Oooohhh.. I LOVE that salad too! Thanks for figuring out the dressing.. can't wait to try this!
Pam says
Bookmarked! It sounds amazing.
sweetcarolinescooking.com says
Oooo I love Paradise Bakery, and know exactly which salad you're talking about! I'm gonna have to give your dressing a try because it sounds absolutely amazing–and homemade is always better. 🙂
geni says
This dressing sounds fantastic and would go on so many varieties of salads. Great for summertime Mary! Glad you perfected it. It's always so nice to replicate a dish you love at home. And usually, it's even better than the original.
Blond Duck says
It sounds so fresh!
Pam says
Oh, this sounds good!
Juliana says
This dressing sounds awesome Mary…like the idea of apple juice in it 🙂
Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a fun week!
Andrea {From the Bookshelf} says
This looks amazing, Mary! Can't wait to try it!
Laura Lignell says
I loved it. I have been searching for on that is served at a local restaurant-this one is just perfect.
Thank you
Mary Younkin says
I’m so glad that you like it, Laura!
Mary says
This is excellent. I add a Fuji apple, shallot, a dash of lemon juice and fiddle with the oil and liquids to keep it from being too thick with the apple added. It is as close to Panera’s Fuji Apple salad dressing as I could make. The concentrated apple juice and honey seem to be the key.
Mary Younkin says
I’m so glad you like it, Mary!
Kathi Jarabek says
Is apple concentrate just apple juice?
Mary Younkin says
More or less, Kathi. The reason I write “apple concentrate” is because there are also brands of apple juice that add other ingredients/sugars/etc.; those won’t balance well in the vinaigrette.