The Best Winter Salad Recipe-Oh So Delicious!

The comfort foods of the holidays can sometimes be so heavy with creams and sauces. I love serving a great salad to provide a break from the heavier holiday favorites. This salad is chock full of flavor and healthy goodness.

Here is what you need to make this festive salad; baby spinach mix, red grapes, dried cranberries, pecans, avocados, crisp crumbled bacon, ripe pears and pomegranate arils. This combination makes for a great meal in itself.

Step 1: Grab a big beautiful bowl and start by adding the salad greens. If the leaves are large, I tear them into smaller pieces.

Step 2: Using a pairing knife, cut the grapes in half. Then add dried cranberries and pecans.

Step 3: Peel and dice the avocado.

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Step 4: Add in the bacon. When I cook bacon, I always make more than what I need at the time. That way I can have extra bacon to use in other recipes.

Step 5: Add in the pomegranate arils. I love adding these in recipes during the winter months. They are delicious.

Step 6: Toss the salad, then slice the pears and decorate the top of the salad with them.

Step 7: I make the salad dressing with equal parts of Meyer Lemon Olive Oil and Anjou Pear Balsamic Vinegar. It is so good and it’s super easy to make.

• 4 c. Spinach Salad Green Mix
• 1 c. Red Grapes, sliced
• 1/2 c. Dried Cranberries
• 1/2 c. Pecans
• 1 Avocado, diced
• 4 slices of Bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/4 c. Pomegranate Arils
• 1 large Pear, sliced or diced
• 1/2 c. Olive Oil
• 1/2 c. Balsamic Vinegar

1. Mix all ingredients, except olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
2. You can use the pears to decorate the top of the salad.
3. In a small pitcher, mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar and stir.
4. Enjoy!

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