Healthy Winter Pomegranate Delicata Salad

5 from 1 vote

This recipe is absolutely perfect for the holidays. Not only is delicious, but the presentation is stunning and the vibrant color of the pomegrante vineagrette just screams the holiday! Enjoy this salad as the salad you serve before the main course.

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: healthy salads, salad inspo, salad recipe

Servings:

Calories: 218kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Equipment

Immersion Blender

Ingredients

Pomegranate Vinaigrette

3/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 cup grape seed oil
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt ** to taste
1/4 tsp pepper

Healthy Winter Pomegranate Delicata Salad

2 delicata squash
1 tbsp garlic ghee
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
16 oz Baby Spinach & Spring Mix
1/2 cup halved pecans
1 15 oz can heart of palm
6 oz herbed goat cheese
reserve extra pomegrate seeds to sprinkle on top
Feel free to add any sort of protein to this salad for a meal as well!

Instructions

Pomegranate Vinaigrette

In immersion blender add in pomegrante seeds, oil, maple syrup, balasamic, dijon, salt and pepper. Immersion blend until smooth. ( see above video for how to get the arils out of the pomegrante!)

Grilling the Delicata

Slice the delicata squash into 1/2 inch rings as see in picture. Brush with melted garlic ghee, salt and pepper. Grill on each side for 5 minutes at medium heat, until you start to see the perfect grilled marks.
If it is too cold to grill. On frying pan spray with olive oil and brush both sides of delicata with garlic ghee, salt and pepper. Then fry in frying pan on medium heat, 5 minutes on each side, or until they start to brown.

Assembling the Healthy Winter Pomegranate Delicata Salad

Place mixed greens on the plate, followed by pecans, heart of palm cut into thin strips, and medalians of the goat cheese. Place the grilled delicata on top and drizzle the Pomegranate Vinaigrette on top and enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition does not include the dressing, because the dressing serves 7-8 servings.

Nutrition