Definitions for "Waldorf salad"
typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise
a salad consisting of apple , nut s (especially walnut s), celery , and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing
The original Waldorf salad, created at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the 1890s, contained only apples, mayonnaise, and celery. It was later that walnuts became part of the dish.