Add colour and flavour to your Christmas table with this pomegranate salad with cranberry vinaigrette.
It’s a mix of fresh greens, sweet pomegranate seeds, tangy blue cheese, and crunchy walnuts, topped with a tasty cranberry dressing.
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Christmas pomegranate salad with cranberry vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 750g leafy salad green mix
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
- ¾ cup crushed walnuts
- For the Vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh cranberries
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 20ml honey
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Method
- Toss the leafy greens, pomegranate seeds, onion, blue cheese and walnuts together in a medium-sized salad bowl.
- For the vinaigrette – combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth.
- Add the cranberry vinaigrette and toss just before serving.
*This recipe was sent by JAG Communications on behalf of Chefs at Culinary Capsicum Studio
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Christmas pomegranate salad with cranberry vinaigrette
- Author: Chef Lerato
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 5 Minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Category: salad,side
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: French
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- 750g leafy salad green mix
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- 1 red onion, very thinly sliced
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- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
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- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Toss the leafy greens, pomegranate seeds, onion, blue cheese and walnuts together in a medium-sized salad bowl.
- For the vinaigrette – combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth.
- Add the cranberry vinaigrette and toss just before serving.
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