Christmas Salad
This 20-Minute Christmas Salad features holiday ingredients like pecans, oranges, and pomegranate, perfect for your festive menu.
Equipment
- Mason jar
- fork
- salad bowls
- large serving bowl
Ingredients
Salad dressing
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 large lime juice freshly squeezed
Salad ingredients
- 6 oz baby spinach
- 1 cup pecan halves toasted, some chopped finely
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 3 mandarin oranges peeled and segmented
- ⅓ cup goat cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup pomegranate arils or more
Instructions
Make salad dressing
- Combine all salad dressing ingredients in a mason jar. Whisk well with a fork, until emulsified. Add more lime juice to taste.
Assembly
- I prefer to arrange the salad in individual bowls for presentation purposes.
- Add spinach to each individual salad bowl. Top with the remaining salad ingredients.
- Drizzle with the salad dressing.
- Alternatively, combine all salad ingredients (except pecans and pomegranate arils) in a large bowl, add dressing, and toss to combine. Top with toasted pecans and pomegranate arils.
Notes
A festive addition to your holiday menu, perfect with Christmas main courses.
Nutrition
Serving: 1saladCalories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 154mgPotassium: 357mgFiber: 5gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 3108IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 2mg
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