Orange Pomegranate Salad
This delicious winter salad is topped with mandarin oranges, pomegranate arils, candied almonds, sliced avocado, and feta cheese.
Servings: 6 as a side
Cost: $7.41
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 8 cups mixed greens 5 ounces, spinach and lettuces
- 2 cups clementine oranges or mandarin oranges, 4 to 6 clementines
- 3/4 cup pomegranate arils
- 1 large avocado chopped or thinly sliced, or 2 small avocados
- 1 lemon optional, to keep the avocado from browning too quickly
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup sliced honey-roasted almonds see note 1
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 large orange
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds optional
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, combine all the dressing ingredients except the poppy seeds. Add 1 teaspoon orange zest and 4 tablespoons orange juice. Pulse to blend, then taste and adjust seasonings to preference. Stir in optional poppy seeds. (The dressing is fairly thin, but it adheres to the lettuce/ingredients nicely!) Transfer dressing to a mason jar and store in the fridge until ready to use. Shake before dressing the salad.
- Fill a large bowl or salad platter with the mixed greens. Top with peeled and segmented clementines. Add seeded pomegranate arils (see note 2), and chopped or thinly sliced avocado. (If desired, squeeze some fresh lemon juice on the avocado to keep it from browning too quickly.)
- Once dressed, this salad does not sit or store well. If you’d like to prepare in advance, read the tips in the blog post. Right before enjoying the salad, toss it with the dressing, almonds, and feta cheese. You may not use all the dressing (depending on how dressed you like your salads).
Notes
Note 1: I use a bag of store-bought honey roasted almonds or make my own candied almonds (see blog post for recipe).
Note 2: Cut and deseed the pomegranate or to save time and effort, purchase pre-seeded pomegranate arils; these are typically sold in small plastic cups in the refrigerated produce section of the grocery store.
Storage: Store leftover dressing in the fridge for up to a week and use on other salads or drizzle over roasted vegetables.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 991mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 3694IU | Vitamin C: 123mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 3mg