Pomegranate, pear, pistachio salad

Notes: This was really good. I think this is just a great starter and you can add or take things away how you like. I liked how the feta cheese off set the fruit sweetness a bit. The girls loved the pistachios in a salad idea. I had to go way off script off on the salad dressing as I didn't have all the ingredients, so I'd like to try the real thing sometime. Mine was good, but it was the salad part that was really yummy.

 

Author: Jen@CarlsbadCravings.com

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• Pomegranate, Pear & Pistachio Salad
• 1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1 sweet apple (I like Fuji), chopped
• 1 pear, chopped
• 1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 red onion, chopped
•  1/3 cup roasted and salted pepitas (may sub. sunflower seeds)
• 1/3 cup roasted and salted pistachios
• 1/3 cup pomegranate arils
• 1/2 cup Feta cheese
• 
  Creamy Pomegranate Dressing
• 1 5.3 oz. Greek Yogurt with Cherry Pomegranate (I use Fage)*
• 1/4 cup Sweet Red Chili Sauce (found in Asian section)
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
•  1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Whisk together all of the Creamy Pomegranate Dressing ingredients in a medium bowl and chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the salad.
2. Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl. If serving entire salad immediately, drizzle with desired amount of dressing and toss to coat. If there might be leftovers, drizzle dressing on individual salad servings. Top with freshly ground salt and pepper.

Notes

*You may substitute 1/3 vanilla Greek yogurt (won't be pink or have as much pomegranate taste but still delicoius) or substitute 1/3 cup strawberry yogurt which is a little sweeter than the Cherry-Pomegranate yogurt but still delicious