Description
A vibrant salad featuring fresh cranberries, toasted pecans, and mixed greens, perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- Mixed baby greens, spinach, or kale
- Fresh cranberries or dried cranberries
- Toasted pecans
- Crumble feta or goat cheese
- Red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Prepare the greens: Wash and dry your greens thoroughly.
- Toast the pecans: In a dry skillet, toast the pecans over medium heat for about 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Make the dressing: Whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, and Dijon mustard in a bowl.
- Combine ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the greens, cranberries, toasted pecans, and sliced red onion. Crumble cheese on top.
- Dress the salad: Drizzle dressing over the salad just before serving.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately or refrigerate ingredients separately for later.
Notes
For added flavor, sprinkle fresh herbs like parsley or mint before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: Christmas salad, winter salad, holiday recipes, vegetarian salad, festive salad