Holiday Salad
A simple mixed greens salad adorned with orange segments, red onions, pomegranate seeds, feta and dressed with a simple champagne vinaigrette.
Servings: 4
Calories: 172kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Salad
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onions
- 5 ounces mixed greens
- 2 oranges peeled, and sectioned
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese or goat cheese
- ¼ cup pomegrante seeds
- ¼ cup chopped nuts walnuts, almond, or pistachios
For the Champagne Vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup champagne vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 clove garlic finely grated
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
For the Salad
- Thinly slice the red onion. Place in a shallow bowl and cover the slices with cold water. Let soak for 10 minutes and then drain.
- In a dry skillet over medium-low heat, add in chopped nuts. Toast for 3-4 minutes, tossing regularly. Remove from skillet and let cool.
- Arrange the greens in a large serving dish.
- Toss the greens with ¼ cup of prepared salad dressing.
- Scatter orange segments, red onions, and pomegranate seeds on top of greens. Sprinkle with feta cheese and nuts. Serve with the remaining dressing on the side.
For the Dressing
- Whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, honey, and salt together.
- Using a mircoplane grater, grate the garlic into the dressing. Whisk well.
Notes
- I prefer a mix of arugula and baby spring greens for this salad, but spinach works.
- Soaking the onion is not necessary, but does help to mellow out the sharpness of the onion. Feel free to use shallots in place of the red onion.
- In place of the feta cheese, crumbled goat cheese is a good substitute. Or omit the cheese altogether for a vegan friendly side salad.
- If you do not have champagne vinegar, use white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.
- Use maple syrup in place of honey in salad dressing to keep this dressing vegan friendly.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 385mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 603IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg