Pomegranate Pear and Arugula Salad

JanuaryBride's Note:

A wonderful salad. Recipe adapted from a Trader Joe's recipe.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Dressing ingredients

• 1 tablespoon red wine (I have used Port and it was great)
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (may sub Splenda)
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil (crushed between your fingers)

Salad

• 7 ounces arugula (may use half romaine and half arugula)
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
• 1 cup thinly sliced pear
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 4 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbles

Directions:

1. Place arugula, pomegranate seeds and walnut pieces in a salad bowl. Pour in dressing and toss.
2. Divide salad among plates, top each salad with pears and blue cheese.

Reviews

[Cookgirl]

No fault of the recipe, but it dawned on me the other day that I don't care for the texture of pomegranate seeds although I love the flavor of pomegranate. Next time I would make sure to use a better quality bleu cheese instead of the sub-standard grocery store brand I used (what was I thinking?!) Good combination of flavors though. I didn't do the salad justice this time as I usually do using my normal salad making procedure of fresh *local* quality ingredients. Reviewed for Veg Tag October.