Banana Waldorf Salad

Ingredients

• 1.6 red apples, red-skinned; diced
• 2.2 green apples, green-skinned; diced
• 3.bananas, 4–6; sliced
• 4.lemon juice, juice of 1 lemon; to prevent discolouration
• 5.285 gram pineapple chunks, tinned; drained; juice reserved; about 10 oz
• 6.4 stalk celery, diced
• 7.100 gram walnuts, coarsely chopped; 4 oz
• 8.250 millilitre sultanas, 1 cup
• 9.250 millilitre mayonnaise, 1 cup
• 10.5 millilitre curry powder, 1 teaspoon
• 11.30 millilitre honey, 2 tablespoons

Method

1. 1.Sprinkle the diced apple and the sliced bananas with the lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
2. 2.Drain the pineapple chunks but reserve the juice.
3. 3.Place the apples, bananas, celery, walnuts and sultanas in layers in a salad bowl, finishing with the walnuts and sultanas on top.
4. 4.Mix together the mayonnaise, curry, honey and ¾ cup (200ml) of the reserved pineapple juice.
5. 5.Pour over the salad and mix well.
6. 6.Serve on lettuce leaves or in a glass bowl.

Notes

• The pineapple juice is used in the dressing — reserve it when draining the tin.
• A classic South African party salad with a curry-honey twist on the traditional Waldorf.