Pomegranate Persimmon Salad With Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

This Pomegranate Persimmon Salad is bright and colorful with persimmons, feta and a honey balsamic vinaigrette. A quick and easy, healthy salad!

Course Meatless Main, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 615.7kcal

Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

1/4 Cup Pecans toasted
1/2 Cup Pomegranate arils
6 Cups Spring mix, or lettuce of choice
2/3 Cup Red onion, sliced
1 Small avocado, sliced (about 1/2 sliced)
2 Small persimmons sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1/3 Cup Feta cheese
1 Large chicken breast chopped (about 8 oz)

For the vinaigrette:

1/4 Cup Pomegranate juice
1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp Honey
2 tsps Olive oil
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the pecans on the prepared baking sheet and toast until brown and "toasted" smelling (you'll be able to tell.) About 8-10 minutes, watch careful so they do not burn.
While the nuts toast, it's time to tackle the pomegranate.
Place a large knife just to the right or left of the bump on the top and slice straight down, cutting the pomegranate in half. Note: Cut it on a plastic cutting board so that the juice does not stain a nice, wooden one.
Now, cut each half in half again, leaving you with quarters.
Take one quarter at a time and invert it over a large bowl and scrape out as many of the seeds as possible. Once finished, turn it right side up and get out the remaining seeds. Drain the juice into a small bowl and set aside for later.
Now, fill the bowl with cold water until there is about 3/4 of an inch above the pomegranate seeds. This will allow all the extra little skin bits to float to the top and you can easy remove them with your fingers or a spoon.
Do this process another time or two, until all the bits are removed. Drain and set aside.
Add the spring mix into a large mixing bowl.
Slice the red onion and avocado and add it to the spring mix.
Take the 2 persimmons and slice them in half. Remove the leafy part and the hard, inner core. Slice each half again, and then each quarter into 4-5 slices. Add to the spring mix.
Add in the feta cheese and chopped chicken.
Finally add in the pomegranate arils and stir until everything is well combined. Set aside while you whip up the vinaigrette.
For the Vinaigrette:
In a small bowl, whisk together all of the vinaigrette ingredients until well mixed.
Pour the vinaigrette into the bowl and toss to coat evenly.
Divide the salad evenly between two plates and...
DEVOUR!

Notes

You could easily leave out the chicken and serve this as a side salad.

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