{"id":3626,"slug":"waldorf-salad","title":"Waldorf Salad","description":"Waldorf salad was created by Oscar Tschirky in 1896 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York, in the United States of America.","ingredients_raw":["1 large Granny Smith apple","1 large Red Delicious apple","1 tablespoon of lemon juice","80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) raisins","80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped walnuts","80 g (⅓ cup or 3 oz) chopped celery","2 tablespoons mayonnaise","1 tablespoon white granulated sugar","6 large leaves lettuce","10 halved maraschino cherries"],"ingredients_norm":["granny smith apple","red delicious apple","lemon juice","raisin","walnut","celery","mayonnaise","white granulated sugar","leaves lettuce","maraschino cherry"],"steps":["Slice the apples into wedges, and place in a bowl.","Pour lemon juice on the apple wedges, and ensure a light coating to prevent browning.","Plump the raisins by placing them in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain well.","Mix celery, raisins, and walnuts into the bowl of apple wedges.","Mix the mayonnaise and sugar together, then pour into the apple mixture, ensuring a light coating on all items.","Chill for at least 30 minutes","Place 3 lettuce leaves on a large plate and three on another, place half of the mixture on each set of leaves, and sprinkle 5 cherries on each salad.","Serve"],"categories":["Salad recipes","Recipes for salad","United States recipes","Recipes using apple","Recipes using celery","Refrigerated recipes","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using maraschino cherry","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using lettuce","Recipes using mayonnaise"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":45,"servings":null,"yield_text":"2 plates","difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Waldorf_Salad","source_ref":"4525769","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Waldorf_Salad&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"85a197cb45a641c2d02554c5c7c704f93def1c3f4046b955b038353599ecac4e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/waldorf-salad"}