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Tu B'Shevat Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
Recipe for Tu B'Shevat Salad with butter lettuce, apples, pears, raisins, pomegranate seeds, almonds, and creamy homemade pomegranate dressing.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 220 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 1 head butter lettuce, torn into pieces
- 1 ripe pear
- 1 sweet apple (Gala, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady work well)
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup sliced toasted almonds
- 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
- edible flowers for garnish (optional)
Pomegranate Dressing Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
- 2 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
To Make Salad
- Place the torn butter lettuce in a salad bowl.
- Chop the pear and apple into small chunks; keep the skin on, do not peel.
- Add fruit chunks to the salad bowl along with the golden raisins. Toss ingredients together till combined.
- Divide the salad between six salad plates. Sprinkle each portion of salad with sliced toasted almonds and pomegranate seeds. Garnish with edible flowers, if desired.
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To Make Dressing
- In a blender, combine pomegranate juice, mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Blend for a few seconds to mix.
- Open the pouring spout on the top of your blender and turn blender on to medium. Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil very slowly through the pouring spout into the dressing. It should take 60 seconds or longer to drizzle the entire quarter cup of oil.
- Pour thickened dressing into a serving dish. It should be a lovely pink color.
- Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of dressing over each portion of salad before serving.
Notes
- You will also need: salad bowl, blender
Nutrition Information
Calories
220kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
234mg
(10%)
Potassium
245mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
900IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
5.4mg
(6%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 234mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 245mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 900IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 5.4mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.