Description
A crisp, colorful winter salad layered with apples, toasted pecans, creamy goat cheese, and juicy pomegranate seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
- Mixed greens (spring mix or arugula) – 6 cups
- Pomegranate seeds – 1 cup
- Toasted pecans – 1 cup
- Fresh apple slices – 1 large apple, thinly sliced
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese
- ¼ small red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
- 3 tbsp pomegranate juice
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place mixed greens into a large salad bowl.
- Layer apple slices, pomegranate seeds, and toasted pecans on top.
- Crumble goat cheese evenly across the salad.
- Whisk pomegranate juice, vinegar, honey, Dijon, salt & pepper. Slowly add olive oil until emulsified.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over the salad and gently toss.
- Taste and adjust sweetness, salt, or acidity as needed.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Great as a holiday table centerpiece or light meal.
- Toasting pecans is optional but enhances flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cooking required
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 10mg