Warm Cranberry Honey Dressing and Winter Salad

winter salad with warm cranberry dressing.

Warm Cranberry Honey Dressing and Winter Salad

This flavor packed seasonal salad will make salad in winter something exciting! Warm Cranberry Honey Dressing compliments spicy winter greens, sweet fruit and crunchy seeds. It can also be made and kept in the refridgerator to dress up greens when the mood strikes.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings side salads

Calories 321kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

Ingredients for Warm Cranberry Honey Dressing:

1/4 cup fresh Cranberries
2 tablespoons Honey
3 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground Mustard (dry)
1 1/2 teaspoons Shallots
1/4 cup Grapeseed Oil
Kosher Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste

Ingredients for side Winter Salad:

6 cups Mixed Greens (prepared mixed organic greens offer many options or use your favorite lettuce)
2 small ripe Pears , cored and sliced thinly lengthwise
20 large Blackberries rinsed
1/2 cup Pomegranate Arils (seeds)
6 tablespoons roasted Pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels; available in most bulk food areas of grocery stores)

Instructions

Instructions for Warm Cranberry Honey Dressing:

Place all ingredients into a blender (except salt and pepper) and pulse to fully puree ingredients to emulsify the dressing. Warm for a few seconds in the microwave before dressing the salad.

Instructions for the Winter Salad:

Place the greens on two salad plates (or one large plate if making one entree salad). Layer the pear slices, berries, pomegranate arils and pepitas on top of the lettuce. Dress with a few tablespoons of dressing and serve.

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