Pomegranate Salad
This Pomegranate Salad is a refreshing, crisp salad that combines the sweet, tart flavors of pomegranate seeds with peppery arugula and creamy goat cheese! For good measure, there is pomegranate juice in the dressing too, for added antioxidants and pomegranate flavor!
Servings:4 servings
Ingredients
For the Pomegranate Salad
- 8 cups packed arugula
- 1 cup crumbled goat cheese
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ cup toasted pecans, roughly chopped
For the Pomegranate Dressing
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp pomegranate juice, see note
- 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses, or sub balsamic vinegar, see note
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- To make the dressing, whisk together all the ingredients and set aside. If you’re using balsamic vinegar instead of pomegranate molasses, whisk everything else together first, then add the balsamic in 1/2 tsp measures until you’re happy with the taste (there are 6 1/2 tsp in 1 tbsp!)
- Toss together all the salad ingredients, and drizzle over the dressing just before serving.
Notes
- This salad serves 4-6 as a side salad, to bulk it out to make it a meal add diced and roasted sweet potato or butternut squash.
- Some grocery stores carry bottled pomegranate juice. If you can’t find it, blitz pomegranate seeds in a bullet blender or small food processor then strain the mixture to remove the hard middles of the seeds.
- Pomegranate molasses is easy to find online and in Middle Eastern grocery stores, but you can easily substitute balsamic vinegar. Thick, syrupy vinegars are closer in flavor to pomegranate molasses, so add the vinegar to taste so this dressing will still be delicious regardless of which balsamic vinegar you have to hand!
Nutrition
Calories: 311 kcal, Carbohydrates: 11 g, Protein: 13 g, Fat: 25 g, Saturated Fat: 10 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10 g, Cholesterol: 26 mg, Sodium: 518 mg, Potassium: 278 mg, Fiber: 3 g, Sugar: 8 g, Vitamin A: 1543 IU, Vitamin C: 10 mg, Calcium: 157 mg, Iron: 2 mg