Any apple can be used in a salad, but apples termed “salad apples” are particularly suited for that use.
They will be sweet, crisp and, most importantly, slow to brown in the air once cut.
The most famous salad that uses apples might be a Waldorf Salad.
Here is our list of some apples that perform well when used as salad apples.
Types of salad apples
Ambrosia Apples
Ambrosia Apples
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Ambrosia is a medium-sized, fragrant apple. The skin has a creamy white background, with a pink/red blush and stripes over it.
The flesh is very sweet, with not much tartness, and almost no grittiness to the ...
Apple Slices
Apple Slices are slices of apple.
The slices can be fresh, or dried. Generally, though, the term refers to fresh, uncooked slices, with terms such as "Dried Apples" or "Dried Apple Slices" being used to refer to the dried slices.
Fresh Apple Slices...
Cameo Apples
The Cameo® is a newish apple that looks like a Red Delicious without the bumps on the bottom. Its skin has a creamy coloured background covered with a red blush and white speckles.
The flesh is sweet and tart, with a crisp, dense, firm texture.
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Cortland Apples
Cortland Apples
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Cortland Apples have dull-red skin on a yellow background. The finely-grained white flesh is tender, juicy, and slow to brown when exposed to air.
The Cortland tree produces good yields regularly every year.
Cooking ...
Creston Apples
Creston are large-sized apples. The skin is yellowish-green with some stripes of red, with occasional russeting around the stem.
Inside, the apples have juicy, yellowish flesh with sweet, good flavour.
The tree can be a biennial bearer.
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Criterion Apple
Criterion is an all-purpose apple: for eating fresh, for use in pies, salads or sauce, or for drying.
It looks like a Red Delicious in shape, but its smooth skin is greenish, turning yellow with a red blush.
The flesh is firm, sweet, juicy, and...
Galarina Apples
Galarina are small to medium-sized apples (average weight of 106g), with some ribbing, and green-yellow skin almost fully covered by red.
The skin is smooth, but thick and tough.
Inside, the apple has yellowish-white, firm juicy flesh. It is aromatic,...
Honey Crisp Apples
Honey Crisp Apple
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Honey Crisp Apples are large, growing up to 3 ½ inches (9 cm) wide.
The skin is yellow and green covered with red blushes. The cream-coloured flesh is very crisp and juicy, with a coarse texture and a slightly ...
Pacific Rose Apple
Pacific Rose Apples have thin, rose pink skin with yellow on top.
Inside, the crisp white flesh is sweet and resists browning.
Cooking Tips
Good for salads, eating fresh.
History Notes
Developed in New Zealand from a cross between Gala and...
Royal Gala Apples
Royal Gala Apples
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Royal Gala Apples have pale red flushes over top of a yellow or cream-coloured skin.
They are sweet apples, with white flesh.
From April to August, New Zealand & Australia ship Royal Gala apples to North ...
Southern Rose Apple
Southern Rose Apples have almost completely red skin. Inside, the white flesh is firm, crisp and juicy. The taste is both sweet and tangy.
Though the apples bruise easily, the flesh doesn't brown quickly.
Cooking Tips
Good for eating fresh, or...