Pomegranate Pear & Pecan Salad with Poppyseed Dressing

4.67 from 3 votes

Pomegranate Pear & Pecan Salad with Poppyseed Dressing

Fresh spinach salad topped with pomegranate seeds, crisp pears, crunchy pecans, feta cheese, and creamy poppyseed dressing.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Tiffany Azure

Ingredients

6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
1-2 pears cored and thinly sliced
½ cup pomegranate seeds
⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
½ cup pecans whole, or roughly chopped, (such as Diamond of California Pecan Halves)

Dressing

⅔ cup mayo (see notes)
½ cup Half & Half (I used fat free), or ither milk, see note
6 tablespoons sugar
2 ½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon oil
4 teaspoons poppyseeds

Instructions

Blend all salad ingredients together (except for poppy seeds) until smooth. Stir in poppy seeds. Cover and chill until ready to use.
In a large bowl toss spinach leaves, sliced pears, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese, and pecans. Serve with poppyseed dressing.
*If preparing ahead of time, toss together all salad ingredients except for pears. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Add pears just before serving.

Notes

*This recipe for salad dressing makes quite a bit dressing. You can half the recipe, or save the leftovers for using later (that's what I do!)
**You can sub plain greek yogurt for the mayo. This will create a different flavor but it will be healthier. I suggest trying 1/3 cup mayo, 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt before you dive into full greek yogurt. :)

Milk: (any percentage of milk will work- the higher the percentage, the creamier your dressing will be)

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