Pomegranate, Beet & Orange Winter Salad
Pomegranate, Beet & Orange Winter Salad is a wonderfully bright and nourishing salad full of fruit and vegetables, such as beets, avocado, spinach, orange and pomegranate.
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 760kcal
Ingredients
- 2-3 handfuls baby spinach
- 1 medium navel orange
- ¼ large pomegranate seeded
- ½ medium avocado sliced or cubed
- 1 tablespoon red onion sliced
- 2 small cooked beets quartered
- 2 tablespoon feta cheese crumbled
- 1 tablespoon pistachios roasted and shelled
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Make the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, Dijon mustard and olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Place baby spinach in a bowl.
- Cut the orange’s top and bottom off, place on a cutting board and using a sharp knife cut the skin off the sides. Slice orange into thin circles.
- Arrange orange slices, avocadoes, beets and onions on top of the spinach.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese and pistachios.
- Give the dressing another quick whisk and pour evenly over the salad.
Notes
Precooked beets are a great shortcut for this salad. You can find them in most grocery stores.
I used naval orange in the recipe but blood orange or cara cara oranges will also work.
Nutrition
Calories: 760kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 619mg | Potassium: 1860mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 6348IU | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 5mg