This easy winter salad recipe is a tasty option for a quick lunch or side salad with dinner. Baby kale is topped with pomegranate arils, juicy clementine and crunchy Asian pear along with creamy goat cheese. The whole thing is topped with a super easy honey Dijon vinaigrette. There’s a whole lot of flavours and textures in this satisfying green salad.
Stopping in with a quick green salad recipe for ya today.
What’s your plan for this upcoming weekend? I gotta finish the latest season of Grace and Frankie. Have you seen that show? It stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and I absolutely love it!
It’s so funny and heartwarming. I’m trying to space out the episodes because I know that once it’s over, it’ll be a while before the next season starts.
That’s the good and bad thing about Netflix. Everything is there ready for you to watch without commercials, but then you binge and it’s all over. Anyway, enough ranting; how about some salad?
Vinaigrette
There is absolutely no need to buy store-bought vinaigrette. Homemade vinaigrette requires very few ingredients and you can customize to your taste. Plus, you know exactly what goes in there. There’s not weird sounding ingredients, all natural good stuff.
Generally when I make homemade vinaigrette, I use a 3 to 1 oil to vinegar ratio. So, if I use 3 tablespoons of oil, I use 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Easy, huh?
You can totally customize to your liking. Just last fall, I made a delicious green salad with maple vinaigrette.
Once you have the general ratio down, the possibilities are endless.
Maybe you want to throw some herbs into the mix or use a different type of vinegar. Go for it!
When you you have your ingredients settled, just place ’em all into a jar, cover, and shake until it’s all combined for one awesome homemade vinaigrette!
Drizzle over your salad and dig in, my friends!
I used baby kale here, but if that’s not your jam, feel free to use another leafy green vegetable, like baby arugula or baby spinach.
If you want to add a little more oomph to this salad to make it more substantial for, say, dinner, some cooked chicken shredded or cubed over top would be lovely!
Hope you enjoy this winter salad!
If you make this winter salad recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!
Winter Salad With Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Winter Green Salad
- 8 cups baby kale
- 1 clementine, peeled and segments removed
- ½ cup pomegranate arils
- 1 Asian Pear, core removed and pear sliced
- â…“ cup almonds
- â…“ cup crumbled goat cheese
- â…“ cup thinly sliced red onion
Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- pinch salt
- pinch freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Make the green salad: Place baby kale in bowl and top with clementine, pomegranate arils, Asian pear, almonds, goat cheese and red onion. Toss or mix to combine everything.
- Make the honey Dijon vinaigrette: Place olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, salt and black pepper into a small jar, cover, and shake to combine.
- Drizzle the honey Dijon vinaigrette over the salad and stir or toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
I always think about salads in the summer time when it’s hot and I don’t want to cook, but we need salads in the winter too! Lately I’m finding I”m not eating enough greens! I’d better change that right now! This salad looks wonderful, especially the dressing! Have a great week!
Girl Heart Food
We sure do 😉 Thank you Kathy! Have a great week too!
Matt
This looks so warm and bright! Perfect way to brighten up and think of sunshine this time of year! 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Matt! Definitely 😉
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Amazing photos, Dawn!! So bright and colourful. The pomegranate is the perfect winter touch to this salad 🙂 I could definitely see myself making a big bowl of this and eating it over a few days for lunch!! Also – Grace and Frankie is awesome!!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Katherine! Great idea 😉 It is, isn’t it? One of my faves for sure!
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
Love homemade vinaigrettes Dawn! So tasty and easy to make! And this salad look fresh and delicious! Have a great weekend!
Girl Heart Food
SO easy! Thanks Leanne! You too 🙂
Marissa
I know what you mean about not wanting to blow through episodes on a really good show. To be honest, we’re re-watching the second season of Master of None right now, because, SO GOOD!
I love everything about this salad! Such a nice balance of sweet and savory, creamy and crunchy. And your photos are lovely!
Girl Heart Food
It is so good! Thank you so much, Marissa 🙂
Katie Crenshaw
I am trying to eat salads every day for lunch to eat a bit healthier. I am adding this to my weekly plan. Thank you for the lovely inspiration. It is so pretty.
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Hope you love it Katie! Salads everyday for lunch is a great idea 😉
Kevin O'Leary
I LOVE winter salads. And homemade vinaigrette beats anything you can buy at the store. Love this!
Girl Heart Food
Definitely! Thanks Kevin 🙂
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
So yesterday I had to have the cable company come out to fiddle with something because my box has been acting up and the tech asked if it was OK if he swapped the box out; I’d lose all my shows. And I was like, NOOOO. I have a bunch of Will and Graces saved on there! In the end he didn’t need to swap it but I totally feel your pain about the end of a season you love. I’m going to have a W&G bingeathon soon :). This is exactly how I love my salads. Light but still packed with alllllll the extras :).
Girl Heart Food
Hahahaha! That’s so funny, Kelsie, but I completely understand!! Have you watched the new Will and Grace? Love it! They haven’t missed a beat! Thank you!
Thao @ In Good Flavor
I heard someone mention Grace and Frankie today and had no idea what they were talking about. Now I know. Thanks Dawn! I love this salad and all the textures you get in every bite!!
Girl Heart Food
It’s soooo funny! Thanks Thao!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
Love the ingredients you’ve included in this winter salad Dawn! And that honey dijon vinaigrette sounds perfect. That’s one of my favorite dressings. Pinning and can’t wait to try!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Mary Ann! Enjoy 🙂
Sarah
Honey dijon vinaigrette is one of my absolute favorite dressings EVER! It’s so easy and delicious. I bet it’s awesome with those tart winter fruits!
Girl Heart Food
I know, right?! It sure is! Thanks Sarah 🙂
David @ Spiced
This salad sounds awesome! Laura and I put ourselves on a salad diet recently, and I’m thinking a fun vinaigrette would be a way to mix it up. Plus, pears. I love pears, but for some reason I forget about them. I’ll grab a couple at the store today! And then goat cheese. ‘nuf said. 🙂 Laura convinced me to go back and watch Arrested Development on Netflix. Oh my god, that show. Freaking hilarious!! Hope you have a great weekend ahead, Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you David! I love ’em too but, like you, forget about ’em more times than not. I couldn’t get into Arrested Development, but hubby enjoyed it…maybe I have to give it another go 😉 Have a great week too!
Milena | Craft Beering
I love the combo of the Asian pear and baby kale. Throw a thinly sliced grilled chicken breast on top of this gorgeous salad and it will be dinner for me:) Love it! Pinning time!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Milena! Hope you try it out soon 🙂
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This is my kind of salad! Loaded with so many flavors and textures! This is everything I need as the snow continues to fall! Have a great weekend, my friend! XOXO
Girl Heart Food
It definitely has that! Thanks Annie! Have a lovely weekend too! XOXO
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers
Salad perfection! Love this, especially the easy, delicious vinaigrette 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Thank you so much, Jennifer 🙂