Pomegranate, Pear and Avocado Salad
Total Time
15 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Rating
3.5 out of 5 stars
(2)
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed and roughly-chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 ripe pear, cored and diced
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
- 2/3 cup shelled pistachios
- 2/3 cup crumbled goat cheese (or blue cheese, or feta cheese)
- 1/2 cup diced red onion (about half of a small red onion)
- seeds from 1 pomegranate (here is a tutorial for how to open and de-seed a pomegranate)
- citrus vinaigrette (see below)
- 1/3 cup orange juice (freshly-squeezed, if possible)
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon honey, if needed to sweeten
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
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Preparation
Step 1
To Make The Salad:
Step 2
Add all ingredients together in a large bowl and drizzle on the dressing. Toss until combined. Serve immediately.
Step 3
(*Tip: To prevent the diced avocado from browning while sitting out, toss it beforehand in a few tablespoons of lime or lemon juice.)
Step 4
To Make The Vinaigrette:
Step 5
Whisk all ingredients together for 30 seconds until combined.
Step 6
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