Pulled Pork Apple Salad is an easy and hearty salad filled with leftover pulled pork, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, quick pickled onions and crisp apples, tossed with a light homemade dressing for a healthy and delicious dinner!
Pulled Pork Apple Salad
This Pulled Pork Apple Salad recipe has no shortage of flavor. From the crisp fall apples and sharp shredded cheese to the leftover pulled pork and quick pickled onions, it is bursting with flavor and texture perfect for any dinner! It is finished off with an easy homemade Light Apple Cider Vinaigrette for a tart and healthy salad dressing that compliments the flavors wonderfully.
I love when you can make a recipe like this Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork and turn it into lots of great meals for the family. Enjoy it on a sandwich, quesadilla, or try something different and make this Pulled Pork Apple Salad for a healthier twist on dinner. Chicken is my normal go-to on salads, but there is no reason some pulled pork can’t be the shining star of your next salad!
If you have tried many of my recipes, you know that I am a serious lover of onions. They add great flavor to just about any meal. Salads are no exception in my book. You could just add some raw onions to the salad if you are in a hurry and didn’t plan ahead, but I wanted to take a little bit of the strong bite off of them, so I gave them a quick pickle. Just toss your thinly sliced onions in a jar covered with apple cider vinegar for a couple hours and they are good to go.
What you don’t want to skip over on this Pulled Pork Apple Salad, is the homemade dressing. This Light Apple Cider Vinaigrette has the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness and is light on calories and fat. It is the perfect finish to this hearty salad and the best part of all is that it stores in the refrigerator for weeks!
Pulled Pork Apple Salad
Ingredients
- 3 c. mixed greens
- 1/4 c. Light Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- 1 oz. sharp cheddar shredded
- 1/3 c. pulled pork
- 1 small apple chopped
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Place the thinly sliced red onion in a jar and cover with apple cider vinegar. Allow to pickle for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. (Store the leftovers refrigerated for up to a week)
- Toss the mixed greens with the vinaigrette and top with 1/4 c. pickled onions and the remaining ingredients.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
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Kylie clayton says
Is the will cold pork or warm pork?
Danielle Green says
Can be either, whichever you prefer. I prefer warm.
sarah says
This was great! My husband and I are on the (mostly) Whole 30, and this was a perfect salad for us to have while our kids had Instant Pot BBQ chicken on buns. We skipped the cheese and didn’t miss it at all. Great combination. Thank you!
Danielle Green says
Glad you guys were able to adapt it to Whole 30 and enjoyed it!
sarah says
This was great! My husband and I are on the (mostly) Whole 30, and this was a perfect salad for us to have while our kids had Instant Pot BBQ chicken on buns. We skipped the cheese and didn’t miss it at all. Great combination. Thank you!
Debra says
This was terrific!! I’m so over a sandwich, but I love the flavor of this pork. Great idea to put it on a salad!
Debra says
This was terrific!! I’m so over a sandwich, but I love the flavor of this pork. Great idea to put it on a salad!
Malinda Linnebur says
I was the same, didn’t like onions as a kid but love them now!! This salad looks amazing, next time I have some leftover pork I will have to make this salad!
Malinda Linnebur says
I was the same, didn’t like onions as a kid but love them now!! This salad looks amazing, next time I have some leftover pork I will have to make this salad!
Coleen Koehl says
What a way to twist up my usually salad. I love the fall flavors coming into play!
Julie Evink says
WOW! What a salad. I’m loving the flavor combo!
Coleen Koehl says
What a way to twist up my usually salad. I love the fall flavors coming into play!
Julie Evink says
WOW! What a salad. I’m loving the flavor combo!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Love this kind of main-dish salad, and your quick-pickled onions are such a great tip!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
Packed full of amazing flavors! I love it!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
Packed full of amazing flavors! I love it!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
What a creative way to use pulled pork! and I love the dressing!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
What a creative way to use pulled pork! and I love the dressing!
Melissa Howell says
I agree with you about the onions! I hated them as a kid, but I LOVE them now! This salad sounds amazing!
Lucy Parissi says
The pulled pork and apple sound great together. This is a lovely salad.
Melissa Howell says
I agree with you about the onions! I hated them as a kid, but I LOVE them now! This salad sounds amazing!
Lucy Parissi says
The pulled pork and apple sound great together. This is a lovely salad.