Italian-style salad with grated raw apple, olives, and celery

Italian potato salad with olives and celery

Appetizers

A salad of garden apples, celery, cucumber, and olives, seasoned with an Italian vinaigrette flavored with garlic and sprinkled with oregano.

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This earthy apple salad is enhanced by an Italian-style dressing, featuring garlic and olive oil. The celery, cucumber, and olives add a satisfying crunch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcold salad
  • Estimated cost$4.33 $1.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.68
  • $0.13
  • $1.58
  • $0.42
  • $0.21
  • $0.07

Italian vinaigrette

  • $1.06
  • $0.06
  • $0.09
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the dressing by mixing the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  2. Let the baked apples cool, peel them, and cut them into small pieces.
  3. Combine the apples, celery, cucumbers, olives, and onion. ≈ 4 min
  4. Stir the dressing, as the garlic tends to settle at the bottom; pour it over the salad and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  5. Sprinkle with oregano and serve with garlic bread or bruschetta. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Italian potato salad with olives and celery

  • 2 medium-sized potatoes, boiled in water$0.68
  • 50 g of celery heart, chopped$0.13
  • 2 small cucumbers, diced$1.58
  • 50 g of pitted olives, sliced$0.42
  • 1 small white onion, grated$0.21
  • ½ teaspoon of oregano$0.07
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil$1.06
  • 3 tablespoons of white vinegar$0.06
  • 1 clove of garlic, grated$0.09
  • salt and black pepper$0.03

Total$4.33

that's $1.08 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 medium-sized potatoes, boiled in water
  • 50 g of celery heart, chopped
  • 2 small cucumbers, diced
  • 50 g of pitted olives, sliced
  • 1 small white onion, grated
  • ½ teaspoon of oregano
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons of white vinegar
  • 1 clove of garlic, grated
  • salt and black pepper

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