Our first garden harvest. The lettuce greens were quick to grow and overflow their container. Yes, I probably planted them too thick. But we may be able to get 2-3 salads out of the sucker before it gets too hot for the tender greens. I enjoyed this salad so much, I wish there were more hearty lettuces that could be grown into the summer.
The recipe itself was recommended to me by my mom. And while I didn’t have Champagne vinegar (I used white wine vinegar instead), and substituted sliced almonds for the pecans, and unfortunately couldn’t find any pomegranete arils to garnish, it was still delicious.
A big thank you to the fine folks at POM Wonderful for sending me some of their delicious juice to try. Being that pomegranate juice isn’t something we often buy, it’s been tricky for me to find things to do with it. Next on my list is this delicious pomegranate sorbet from a few years back. You know, once our water is back to normal and all.
Mixed Green Salad with Pomegranate Dressing and Toasted Almonds
Makes 6 servings. Adapted from CookingLight.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup pomegranate juice
1 1/2 tablespoons Champagne or white wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallots
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 cups mixed salad greens
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
4 teaspoons sliced almonds or chopped pecans, toasted
Directions:
Combine juice, vinegar, shallots, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add salad greens, pomegranate seeds, and nuts; toss well to combine. Serve immediately.
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Delicious! I always love new ideas for salads!
Congrats of your first garden harvest! Love your pictures. Looks like a fabulous salad.
Your little greens are so cute! Did you keep them outside? We’re trying to do an outside garden this summer but I’m a little worried I won’t be able to get much in the way of lettuce before it heats up.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I have been too busy packing to read Love & Olive Oil this weekend!
So glad you have eaten your first home grown lettuce and that you tried it with this delicious salad that we had last Thanksgiving.
This salad sounds bright and flavorful. I haven’t seen Champagne vinegar around town, though Trader Joe’s sells a very tasty orange muscat vinegar that I recommend. They also have fresh pomegranate seeds at the moment!
Can’t wait to hear about the sorbet!
I love pomegrantes in salads. They give such a wonderful colour – like beads!
Lovely salad! I had never even heard of champagne vinegar! Sounds very decadent…:)
I wish I had a little less snails in my garden and some lettuce….
Mmmmm, that does look good. So lovely and fresh :)
POM is sending me some juice so I’m scouting around for recipes! This looks delicious, love your using it as a salad dressing.