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

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

This Feldsalat works as a light starter or side dish to a festive menu. It is important to dry the Feldsalad thoroughly and to add the dressing 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

Serve fresh field salad with pomegranate

Prepare the pomegranate seeds, orange, feta and dressing in peace. The field lettuce itself should come into contact with the dressing just before eating to keep the leaves crisp.

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Recipe

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

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

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Clean field lettuce

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

  2. 2

    Preparing fruit

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

  3. 3

    Stir in dressing

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

  4. 4

    Mix ingredients

    Gently toss the field lettuce with a portion of the dressing. Add the pomegranate, orange, walnuts and feta.

  5. 5

    Serve directly

    Serve the lettuce immediately, keeping the leaves fresh.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

Dose dressing

For field salad with pomegranate: first add only a portion of the dressing. Adding more is easier than saving a salad that is too heavy.

Keep leaves dry

For field lettuce with pomegranate: Wet lettuce leaves dilute the dressing. Dry leaves stay fresh for longer.

Just before serving

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

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

For pomegranate lettuce: Add toasted bread, couscous or cooked lentils if you want the salad to be a main course.

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

For field salad with pomegranate: Leave out feta or replace it with avocado if you want the salad to be milder and more vegan.

Nutrition per serving

260kcal
18.0 gCarbohydrates
7.0 gProtein
18.0 gFat

Values are estimates 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 are, but you should mix them just before serving. This keeps the field salad fresh.

Halve the pomegranate and remove the seeds in a bowl of water. The white skins float on top.

Goat cheese, blue cheese or sliced Parmesan cheese go well. Without cheese, the salad is lighter.

A slightly sweet dressing with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and mustard goes very well with pomegranate and orange.

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