Who says you can’t enjoy the most spectacular salads in the winter? It’s all about using seasonal produce to make those cool greens sparkle! The colorful pop of radishes, which come in shades of ruby, pink and purple, persimmons and pomegranate arils—all wintertime favorites—glow in the backdrop of leafy greens. A simple, easy orange vinaigrette is all this salad needs to shine.

This vegan, gluten-free, healthy Winter Jewel Salad with Orange Vinaigrette is easy enough to serve for a weekday dinner, but it’s also pretty enough to set at a holiday table. With only five ingredients (not including pantry staples), you can get this salad done in 10 minutes!

Winter Jewel Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

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• Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings
• Diet: Vegan

Description

The colorful pop of radishes, persimmons and pomegranate arils—all wintertime favorites—glow in the backdrop of leafy greens in this healthy Winter Jewel Salad, which shines with an easy Orange Vinaigrette.

Ingredients

Salad:

• 6 cups assorted lettuce greens
• 4 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1 fresh Fuyu persimmon, thinly sliced
• ½ cup pomegranate arils

Orange Vinaigrette:

• ½ medium orange
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• Pinch salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Add lettuce greens, sliced radishes, sliced persimmon and pomegranate arils to a medium salad bowl.
2. To make orange vinaigrette, zest (using a fine shredder or zester) and juice the orange half. Add the orange zest and juice to a small dish, along with olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk together.
3. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss gently.

   Serve immediately.

4. Makes 4 servings (about 1 ¾ cups each).

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Category: American
• Cuisine: Salad

Keywords: vegan salad, vegan winter salad, easy vegan winter salad, healthy winter salad

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Try a few of my other favorite plant-based salad recipes:

Purple Cauliflower Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Mandarin, Quinoa, and Kale Bowl
Arugula Salad with Radishes and Avocado and Truffle Lemon Vinaigrette

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