This crunchy Jade Pear Pistachio Salad, featuring peppery arugula, crisp pear slices, and nutty pistachios—with a simple splash of fresh lemon juice and EVOO—looks rich and elegant, yet can be whipped up in minutes with only 4 ingredients—plus a few pantry staples. It’s the perfect accompaniment for any meal, any night of the week. Packed with fiber, plant protein, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and healthy fats, it’s the perfect seasonal salad to match your plant-powered cooking style. Plus, it’s gluten-free, vegan, and contains no added sugars.
You can make it oil-free by skipping the EVOO too.
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- Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This crunchy Jade Pear Pistachio Salad looks rich and elegant, yet can be whipped up in minutes. It’s the perfect accompaniment for any meal.
Ingredients
- 6 cups arugula leaves
- 2 firm green pears (i.e., Bartlett), unpeeled, cored, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup pistachios, shelled
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper, as desired
- Coarse sea salt, as desired
Instructions
- Place arugula leaves in a 2-quart salad bowl.
- Arrange sliced pears on top of greens.
- Sprinkle with pistachios.
- Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and olive oil.
- Sprinkle with black pepper and coarse sea salt.
- Serve immediately.
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 82
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: vegan salad, best vegan salad, easy salad recipe, pear salad, vegan pear salad
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For other plant-based salads, check out some of my favorites:
Cool Mint Cauliflower Salad
Green and Gold Brown Rice Salad
Pomegranate Avocado Quinoa Salad
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