Colorful and Crunchy Pomegranate and Spinach Salad
By: Kristi Rimkus
Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 6:47am

Ingredients




4 cups baby spinach
1 cup pomegranate seeds
4 smalls green onion, sliced
2 tablespoons almonds, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons pomegranate balsamic vinegar
1/2 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Whisk olive oil, vinegar, honey and dijon with salt and pepper to taste. 2 Combine spinach, pomegranate seeds and onion. Toss with dressing. 3 Top with almonds.

About


Doesn’t this look like a terrific salad for your holiday table? I think it looks like Christmas with all those lovely red pomegranate seeds and bright green spinach leaves!
I haven’t had pomegranate seeds since I was a kid, and my cousin got me hooked on them. We used to peel the fruit and then pick the seeds out. I’d forgotten how crunchy and sweet they are.
I was keeping the calories in check for this weekday meal, but I’ll add some crumbled blue cheese (maybe feta?) when I serve it for Christmas dinner. Won’t that be a pretty salad!
Happy cooking!