Citrus Pomegranate Christmas Salad

Citrus Pomegranate Christmas Salad

This was a delicious salad we served over the Christmas holiday.

It is bright and flavorful and a good change of pace from all of the heavy, sugary

holiday meals and desserts.

It was modified from Bobby Flay's Watercress Citrus Salad.

The pomegranate dressing:

⦁ 1/4 cup pomegranate juice 

⦁ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

⦁ 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 

⦁ 1 teaspoon clover honey 

⦁ 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest 

⦁ 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 

⦁ Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 

⦁ 1/2 cup canola oil
The salad 

⦁ 2 navel oranges, segmented, juices caught over a bowl 

⦁ 1 red grapefruit, segmented, juices caught over a bowl 

⦁ 1 pound jicama, peeled and cut into matchsticks 

⦁ 1 bag arugula and 1/2 bag baby spinach

⦁ 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions

⦁ Blend together the pomegranate juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, lime and  orange zest and season with salt and pepper. Slowly blend in the oil until emulsified.

⦁ Put the citrus into a bowl; add the jicama and arugula and spinach. Add the pomegranate seeds on top.
Add a few tablespoons of the reserved citrus juices and the  pomegranate dressing, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.

 Put the oranges, grapefruit, jicama, arugula, and baby spinach into a bowl.

Add some of the citrus juices and pomegranate seeds.

Blend together the pomegranate juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, lime and  orange zest  in and 

season with salt and pepper. Slowly blend in the oil until emulsified. 

Pour over the salad right before serving.

Toss together to coat and serve.

What great Christmas colors.

  It will become a holiday favorite.

Delicious!