Ruby Tuesday Apple Salad

Ruby Tuesday apple salad is crisp, delicious, and bursting with fresh flavors. It’s so easy to make at home, you don’t have to go out for this great lunch or dinner recipe. It’s simple to make your favorite restaurant recipes at home with these Ruby Tuesday Copycat Recipes.

A pin showing the finished ruby Tuesday apple salad ready to be eaten with the title in the middle.

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Lately I’ve been sharing all of my favorite Ruby Tuesday recipes with you. Now that we’re all stuck at home more often, or even if you just don’t have time to head out to a sit down meal at a restaurant, these copycat recipes are great to have on hand.

Another kind of apple salad is this cranberry apple salad that includes some walnuts and a tangy dressing!

Featured image showing the finished apple salad from Ruby Tuesday on lettuce leaves ready to be served.

Here’s what you’ll need to make apple salad at home:

Making a batch of this apple salad is great year round. It is full of fresh flavors and textures. I like to serve this up for lunch or a light dinner. If you have everything on hand to make this I suggest you try it right away!

You will need the following items, you can find the full amounts, nutritional info, serving size, and more in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

From the refrigerator we need sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Granny Smith apples, Fuji apples, celery, and butterhead lettuce leaves for serving.

From the pantry you’ll need to grab sugar, dried cranberries, and pecans! It’s a pretty simple lineup of ingredients but the flavors come together so nicely to create a bright, fresh, indulgent salad!

Another pin showing the title in the middle with photos of the finished apple salad on top and bottom.

How to make Ruby Tuesday apple salad:

This is a pretty simple recipe. It’s my favorite kind of recipe…it’s ready in a flash and lasts a few days in the refrigerator so I don’t have to worry about potentially throwing away leftovers!

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, sugar, and lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until the salad is prepared.

A giant bowl full of our delicious salad recipe ready to be dished out!

Rinse and dice celery and set aside. Chop pecans and set aside. Rinse and dice Granny Smith apple and set aside.

Rinse and dice Fuji or Gala apple and set aside. Combine ingredients and place in a large salad bowl.

Remove the dressing from the fridge and add to the mixing bowl.

A top down look at a serving of this great Ruby Tuesday copycat recipe ready to be devoured.

Toss ingredients and dressing until well combined. Serve on butter lettuce leaves.

It’s as simple as that. Everything goes together into one bowl, feel free to throw your ingredients into the larger mixing bowl as you are chopping them up. I try to keep everything in similarly sized pieces but you can prepare yours however you like it!

You can serve this Ruby Tuesday apple salad on any kind of lettuce, I like butter lettuce because the leaves are very pliable and soft, with a mild flavor and texture. It doesn’t take away or add to the recipe really which makes it a great vessel for serving up this tasty apple salad.

this pin shows the finished Waldorf salad being served.

Do you have other Ruby Tuesday recipes I can try?!

I love to make Ruby Tuesday favorites at home. I’ve shared the recipe for their ranch dressing, baked Mac and cheese, ham and peas pasta salad, and of course the red skinned mashed potatoes.

A close up shot of the finished apple salad with so many delicious textures!

If you haven’t tried the potato soup yet…it’s a must. So simple and packed with flavor. Another must try recipe is the white chicken chili from Ruby Tuesday. It’s great all year long and perfect for meal prep. Ruby Tuesday biscuits are always a hit in our house and when it comes time for a party or backyard BBQ I whip up a batch of the Ruby Tuesday broccoli salad or the baked potato salad. Both are always a hit!

Printable Ruby Tuesday Apple Salad Recipe:

Yield: 6 Servings

Ruby Tuesday Apple Salad

Featured image showing the finished apple salad from Ruby Tuesday on lettuce leaves ready to be served.

Ruby Tuesday apple salad is crisp, delicious, and bursting with fresh flavors. It's so easy to make at home, you don't have to go out for this great lunch or dinner recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 1 gala or Fuji apple
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup pecans
  • 1/4 cup celery
  • Butterhead lettuce leaves for serving

Instructions

  1. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, sugar, and lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until the salad is prepared.
  2. Rinse and dice celery and set aside.
  3. Chop pecans and set aside.
  4. Rinse and dice Granny Smith apple and set aside.
  5. Rinse and dice Fuji or Gala apple and set aside.
  6. Combine ingredients and place in a large salad bowl.
  7. Remove the dressing from the fridge and add to the mixing bowl.
  8. Toss ingredients and dressing until well combined.
  9. Serve on butter lettuce leaves.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 324Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 130mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 3gSugar: 28gProtein: 1g

I am not a medical expert. These calculations are provided as a courtesy.

A final pin showing the finished ruby Tuesday apple salad recipe ready to eat.

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    Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Please stay safe and healthy. Come party with us at Over The Moon! Catapult your content Over The Moon! @marilyn_lesniak @EclecticRedBarn
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  2. Apple Salad always one of my favorites, I must make it soon. Your recipe looks delicious. Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,501!
    Miz Helen

  3. Hi. I wanted to let you know how this turned out for me because I substituted a few ingredients. I am a gastric sleeve patient so I can’t have regular sugar. I also have to watch my calorie intake. I substituted both the mayo and sour cream with the light versions. I also used stevia instead of granulated sugar. It turned out great. If anyone needs these substitutions I would highly recommend. Thanks for the great recipe.

  4. Thank you so much for posting this. I have looked at hundreds of apple salad recipes trying to find the type that I ate growing up as a child. This is perfect!

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