Salads
Happy Healthy Beautiful Christmas Salad
20 minServes 6
Red and green and gorgeous - this salad looks like the holidays and tastes even better. It's become a tradition for a reason: it's festive, fresh, and the kind of thing that makes everyone at the table happy. The pomegranate seeds look like little jewels scattered across the greens.
Ingredients
- 4 cups mixed greens
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/2 cup candied pecans
- 4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
- For dressing: 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, 1 tsp honey, salt and pepper
Instructions
- 1Arrange greens on a large platter.
- 2Scatter pomegranate seeds, cherry tomatoes, and avocado over the greens.
- 3Add candied pecans and crumbled goat cheese.
- 4Whisk together all dressing ingredients.
- 5Drizzle dressing over the salad just before serving.
Jennifer's tip
Pomegranate molasses is worth seeking out - it adds a depth and tartness that regular vinegar can't match.
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