Description
This Winter Salad Recipe is fresh, colorful, and perfectly balanced with sweet citrus, crunchy pecans, juicy pomegranate seeds, and creamy feta. A cozy yet vibrant salad ideal for winter dinners, holidays, or light lunches.
Ingredients
For the Salad
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7 cups mixed spring greens
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1 ¼ cups mandarin orange segments (or clementines or tangerines)
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½ cup pomegranate seeds (or dried cranberries)
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½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
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½ cup candied pecans, roughly chopped
For the Dressing
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⅓ cup olive oil
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1 tablespoon honey
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2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
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2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon shallot, minced
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Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
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Add the mixed greens to a large salad bowl.
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Top with mandarin orange segments, pomegranate seeds, crumbled feta, and candied pecans.
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In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, minced shallot, salt, and pepper until smooth.
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Drizzle the dressing over the salad to taste.
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Gently toss until evenly coated.
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Serve immediately and enjoy fresh.
Notes
You may have extra dressing—store it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Dried cranberries work well if fresh pomegranate seeds aren’t available.
Add grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken to turn this into a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg