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Holiday Thanksgiving Salad Recipe with Cranberries and Apples

This simple and most festive holiday Thanksgiving salad recipe with cranberries comes layered with lots of special goodies to make it fit for a holiday meal! 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
COURSE Christmas Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Salad, Side Dish, Thanksgiving Recipes
CUISINE Christmas and Holiday Recipes, Thanksgiving Dinner
SERVINGS 6
Calories 173 kcal

Equipment

Serving Platter

Ingredients
  

For The Salad:

  • 4 cups Spring Mix - lightly packed
  • 2 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves - lightly packed
  • 1 Red Apple - thinly sliced - such as gala, fuji, or honeycrisp
  • ½ cup Dried Cranberries
  • ¼ cup Salted Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - or pepitas
  • ¼ cup Goat Cheese Crumbles
  • ¼ cup Pomegranate Seeds
  • ¼ cup Caramelized Pecans

For The Apple Cider Vinaigrette/Drizzle:

  • ¼ cup Apple Cider Juice
  • 1 tbsp Orange Juice - fresh squeezed
  • 1 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
  • ½ tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice - fresh squeezed
  • 1 tsp Coarse Salt
  • ½ tsp Cracked Pepper

Instructions
 

Assemble The Salad:

  • Start by layering the spring mix greens onto your salad serving platter first. Next take 2 cups of loosely packed fresh spinach leaves and sprinkle them down over the spring mix in the center of platter.  
  • Core your red apple and then cut it in half.  Make thin slices from the halves and arrange the apples in groups of 4 or 5 slices all around the top of the salad. Or layer evenly all over the top of the salad, as desired. 
  • Now you can evenly sprinkle on dried cranberries and roasted salted pumpkin seeds over the apples and greens.
  • Lastly, finish this festive apple, cranberry, and spinach salad by sprinkling on caramelized pecans, pomegranate seeds (or pomegranate arils), and last but not least, the goat cheese crumbles.

Make The Apple Cider Vinaigrette:

  • To make the dressing for the salad, grab a small bowl and a whisk.  Combine apple cider juice, fresh-squeezed orange juice, a hint of fresh-squeezed lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and olive oil in a small bowl.
  • Season with about 1 teaspoon of coarse salt and a 1/2 teaspoon of cracked pepper.  Whisk together well until fully combined.  Alternatively, you can pour the ingredients in a mason jar with a lid and shake together to combine.  

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 652mgPotassium: 221mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1361IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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