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Pomegranate Salad with Pears
This pomegranate salad with pears is bursting with sweet pomegranates, ripe pears, and savory feta cheese, topped off with crunchy candied walnuts. The vinaigrette is easy and refreshingly tasty.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 105 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 8 cups romaine lettuce dried and shredded
- 1 whole red pear thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 oz feta cheese crumbled
- ½ cup candied pecans recipe here
- freshly cracked black pepper
For the Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 TB honey
- 2 TB extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard with seeds
- 1 TB freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp table salt
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl or a glass jar with tight fitting lid, add all ingredients for Vinaigrette. Whisk or shake well to thoroughly combine. Keep chilled until just before serving.
- When ready to serve, combine romaine with about half of the vinaigrette. Toss well to coat. Add pears, pomegranate seeds, and cheese on top of the salad.
- Drizzle desired amount of remaining vinaigrette, and lightly toss. Sprinkle top with candied pecans and freshly cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.
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- This salad is best served immediately after tossing with the vinaigrette and toppings added. If you're not serving it all at once, keep the components separate until ready to enjoy.
- If preparing salad in advance, toss the sliced pears with enough lemon juice to coat the pear slices. This prevents them from turning brown.
- Green pears or apples can be used instead of red pears.
- Blue cheese, gorgonzola, or roquefort can be used instead of feta.
- This recipe is part of our Easy Salad Recipes Collection.
- This pomegranate salad is perfect for the holidays and goes great with classic holiday main dishes like our Roasted Turkey.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
105kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
117mg
(5%)
Potassium
145mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
4150IU
(83%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 145mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 4150IU | 83% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.