Field salad with pomegranate as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
Christmas Recipe

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

This field salad works as a light appetizer or side dish for a festive menu. It is important to dry the field salad thoroughly and to put the dressing in place just before serving.

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Total time 15 min
Calories 260 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

Freshly serve field salad with pomegranate

Prepare pomegranate seeds, orange, feta and dressing in peace. The field salad itself should come into contact with the dressing just before eating so that the leaves remain crisp.

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Recipe

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

Field salad with pomegranate is a festive winter salad without stove. Field salad, pomegranate seeds, orange, walnuts, feta and honey-senf dressing ensure freshness on the Christmas table.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Clean field salad

    Wash the lettuce thoroughly, check root ends and throw the leaves very dry.

  2. 2

    Prepare fruit

    Release pomegranate seeds. Peel orange, remove white skin and cut the flesh into small pieces.

  3. 3

    Stir dressing

    Mix olive oil, balsamic and honey soap to a creamy dressing. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Mix ingredients

    Gently turn the field salad with part of the dressing. Add pomegranate, orange, walnuts and feta.

  5. 5

    Serve directly

    Sprinkle the remaining dressing separately and serve the salad immediately to keep the leaves fresh.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

Dosage dressing

For field salad with pomegranate: First add only a part of the dressing. After mixing is easier than saving a too heavy salad.

Keep leaves dry

For field salad with pomegranate: Wet lettuce leaves dilute the dressing. Dry-hurled leaves remain fresh longer.

Shortly before serving

For field salad with pomegranate: Mix delicate ingredients at the end so that fruit, cheese and salad retain their texture.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

For field salad with pomegranate: complete roasted bread, couscous or cooked lentils, if the salad is to serve as the main dish.

For field salad with pomegranate: herbs such as mint, basil or parsley make fruity salads more lively.

With pomegranate let go of feta or replace it with avocado if the salad is to look milder and vegan.

Nutrition per serving

260kcal
18.0 gCarbohydrates
7.0 gProtein
18.0 gFat

Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

The ingredients, yes, but you should mix just before serving, so the field salad stays fresh.

Halve the pomegranate and dissolve the seeds in a bowl of water. The white skins swim above.

Goat cheese, blue cheese or sliced parmesan fit well. Without cheese, the salad becomes lighter.

A slightly sweet dressing with balsamico, olive oil and mustard fits very well with pomegranate and orange.

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