Christmas Salad

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

3 tablespoons honey

1 large lime (juice freshly squeezed)

6 oz baby spinach

1 cup pecan halves (toasted, some of them chopped finely)

1/2 cup dried cranberries

3 mandarin oranges (peeled and segmented)

1/3 cup goat cheese (crumbled)

1/3 cup pomegranate arils (or more)

Directions

Make salad dressing

Combine all salad dressing ingredients in a mason jar. Whisk well with a fork, until emulsified. Add more lime juice to taste.

Assembly

I prefer to arrange the salad in individual bowls for presentation purposes.

Add spinach to each individual salad bowl. Top with the remaining salad ingredients.

Drizzle with the salad dressing.

Alternatively, you can combine all the salad ingredients (except pecans and pomegranate arils) in a large serving bowl, add the dressing, and toss to combine. Then, top the salad with toasted pecan halves (some of them chopped) and pomegranate arils.

Nutrition

• Calories: 362 kcal
• Total Fat: 27 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 21 g
• Trans Fat: 0.002 g
• Cholesterol: 6 mg
• Sodium: 154 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 29 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 23 g
• Protein: 6 g