Thanksgiving Salad

Grandma MaryJane makes this salad every year for Thanksgiving and It is one of my all-time favorites.  I've lightened it up a bit since the Thanksgiving meal is such a heavy one, but the results are still a fruity, flavor-popping salad.  The most important ingredient is the pomegranate seeds, which are such a seasonal delight.

Ingredients

• 2 heads romaine lettuce (washed, dried, and torn into bite-sized pieces)
• 4 seedless mandarin oranges (peeled and sectioned)
• 1/2 cup onion (peeled, quartered, and thinly sliced)
• Pomegranate seeds from 1 pomegranate
• 1/2 cup roasted, slivered, unsalted almonds
• DRESSING:
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh mandarin orange juice
• 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Directions

	Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Set aside and prepare dressing.
	Combine olive oil, orange juice, vinegar and sugar and whisk until completely combined. This dressing is not a thick dressing, and will appear slightly more runny than a typical dressing
	Toss salad with dressing, just before serving, or serve salad with dressing on the side.

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Comments

[Kathy]

I am SO adding this salad to my Thanksgiving menu! Thanks,Serena, I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday week!

[christy]

Looks super yummy! Thanks and a very Happy Thanksgiving :)

[Natalie VV]

Just the look of it is delicious!
So refreshing and bright.

[Deb Stenberg]

Persimmons are a wonderful addition to this salad too, or a replacement for the mandarins. Love the sweet and sour flavors of the rice vinegar with the fruit.

[Cindy]

This looks so refreshing.
I will add this to our dinner.
Thanks for sharing.
Wishing you and yours many blessings this Thanksgiving.
Cindy

[Tonia]

Oh, that looks so light & refreshing. Wishing I could have some right now.

[Ada]

this salad looks LOVELY & so so YUMMY.
I made one similar but w/o almonds...nice touch. I added shaved fennel to add crisp texture.
Thanks for sharing! I just blogged our families favorite holiday app
~Ada in Coastal Cali
PS, your salad has prettiest colors :)

[LoriD]

This salad looks awesome! Thank you so much for the recipe.

[Sue H @ Astrachic Studio]

Thank-you so much for sharing the great
Pomegranate seed salad with us!
I can't wait for them to come into
season in Australia so I can try it.
How sweet to be able to share Grandmas
recipies. Miss mine a lot.
Thanks for the great down to earth
country advise in your dear blog.
Have a great week,
Sue

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I brought the same salad for our family gathering, adding raspberries, minus the onions, it was a hit.