Ultimate Winter Green Salad with Pomegranate, Pears, and Pecans
This is the ultimate Winter Green Salad with lots of seasonal favorites. Featuring pomegranate seeds, pears, apples, bacon, and a delicious poppy seed dressing, you won't be able to get enough!
Ingredients
Poppy Seed Dressing
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard, the spice NOT the condiment
Candied Pecans
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Salad
- 5 strips bacon, crumbled
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 1 medium apple, chopped
- 1 medium pear, thinly sliced
- ½ pomegranate
- 4 ounces feta cheese
Instructions
- Whisk together sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, poppy seeds, and dry mustard in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Add brown sugar, water, and cinnamon to a small frying pan. Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it starts to bubble stirring constantly (about 1 minute).
- Add chopped pecans to the pan and stir well so the sugar mixture coats the nuts. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the nuts are candied. Be sure to watch the nuts closely and stir constantly so they don't burn. Remove the nuts from the heat and pour them on a pan lined with parchment paper to cool.
- In a separate frying pan, cook bacon until crispy. Place the bacon on a paper towel to cool. Set aside.
- While the bacon is cooking, wash and chop romaine lettuce into thin strips. Place in a large salad bowl. Pour the poppy seed dressing on the lettuce a little at a time and toss to coat. Add more dressing as desired.
- Wash and chop the apple into cubes and the pear into thin slices. Remove the seeds from the pomegranate half.
- Top the salad with the fruit, crumbled bacon, candied pecans, and feta cheese. Serve immediately.
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Notes
If you're making this salad ahead, you won't want to add the dressing until right before serving.
Alternatively, you can serve the dressing on the side and let guests add the amount they want.
If you're making the salad ahead, you can slice the apples and pears and soak them in a bowl of cold water with a little lemon juice to keep them from browning.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 5522IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg
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