Pomegranate Salad with Pears
This pomegranate salad with pears is bursting with sweet pomegranates, ripe pears, and savory feta cheese, topped off with crunchy candied walnuts. The vinaigrette is easy and refreshingly tasty.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 8 cups romaine lettuce, dried and shredded
- 1 whole red pear, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup candied pecans, recipe here
- Freshly cracked black pepper
For the Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, with seeds
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl or a glass jar with tight fitting lid, add all ingredients for Vinaigrette. Whisk or shake well to thoroughly combine. Keep chilled until just before serving.
- When ready to serve, combine romaine with about half of the vinaigrette. Toss well to coat. Add pears, pomegranate seeds, and cheese on top of the salad.
- Drizzle desired amount of remaining vinaigrette, and lightly toss. Sprinkle top with candied pecans and freshly cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.
Notes
- This salad is best served immediately after tossing with the vinaigrette and toppings added. If you're not serving it all at once, keep the components separate until ready to enjoy.
- If preparing salad in advance, toss the sliced pears with enough lemon juice to coat the pear slices. This prevents them from turning brown.
- Green pears or apples can be used instead of red pears.
- Blue cheese, gorgonzola, or roquefort can be used instead of feta.
- This recipe is part of our Easy Salad Recipes Collection.
- This pomegranate salad is perfect for the holidays and goes great with classic holiday main dishes like our Roasted Turkey.
Nutrition (per serving)
Serving: 1g | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4150IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg