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Winter Salad with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

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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.

Winter Salad recipe with a honey Dijon vinaigrette in a blue bowl alongside some of the ingredients.

Hey you guys!  What’s up?  Stopping in with a quick green salad recipe for ya today.—>right before any indulgent weekend eats or drinks (hello vino!) What’s your plan for this upcoming weekend?  I gotta finish the latest season of Grace and Frankie on Netflix.  Have you seen that show?  It stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and I absolutely love it! So funny and heartwarming, but mostly funny and crazy (but good crazy, not like weird crazy, lol).  I’m trying to space out the episodes cause I know that once it’s over, it’ll be awhile 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 🙁  Anywho, enough ranting…how ’bout some salad?

How to Make  Vinaigrette for this Winter Salad Recipe

There is absolutely no need to buy pre-made vinaigrettes at the grocery store.  They require 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 vinaigrettes, 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?

Ingredients of honey Dijon vinaigrette.

You can totally customize to your liking.  I made a delicious salad just last fall with a 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!  Once you have your ingredients settled,  just place ’em all in a mason jar, cover, and shake until it’s all combined for one awesome homemade vinaigrette!  Drizzle over your salad and dig in, my friends!

A spoon drizzling honey Dijon vinaigrette over a green salad.

I used baby kale here, but if that’s not your jam, feel free to use whatever green you like or even a mix of greens.   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!

A close up shot of a winter green salad drizzled with honey Dijon vinaigrette.

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Hope you enjoy this winter salad! Cheers to a fun and food filled weekend.

Until next time, take care and chit chat again soon 🙂

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Winter Green Salad with a honey Dijon vinaigrette.
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Winter Green Salad with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

This easy Winter Green Salad 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.
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Canadian
Keyword green salad, side salad, easy green salad recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 side servings
Calories 355kcal
Author Dawn Coombs

Ingredients

Winter Green Salad

  • 8 cups baby kale -or your favourite greens
  • 1 clementine -segments removed
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
  • 1 Asian Pear -sliced
  • 1/3 cup almonds
  • 1/3 cup goat cheese -crumbled
  • 1/3 cup red onion -thinly sliced

Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • pinch salt
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

Winter Green Salad

  • Place baby kale in bowl and top with remaining ingredients. Toss.  Top with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette.  Enjoy!

Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

  • Place all ingredients in a smal mason jar, cover, and shake to combine.  
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Nutrition

Serving: 1salad | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 874mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 271.6% | Vitamin C: 210.7% | Calcium: 26.8% | Iron: 16.8%

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  1. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop

    February 12, 2018 at 12:01 am


    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!

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  3. Katherine | Love In My Oven

    February 9, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    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!!

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  5. Marissa

    February 9, 2018 at 6:39 pm


    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!

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  8. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen

    February 9, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    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 :).

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  11. Sarah

    February 8, 2018 at 1:52 pm


    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!

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  12. David @ Spiced

    February 8, 2018 at 11:54 am

    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!

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    • Girl Heart Food

      February 8, 2018 at 5:58 pm

      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!

      Reply

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