Farmhouse Winter Salad
The best green salad for Christmas and holiday entertaining. A simple salad made special with spiced pecans, pomegranates, and feta — all the colors of the season!
With all the hustle and bustle that can come with the Christmas season, I make a point to slow down and live each moment on purpose. I don’t want to get caught up in any of the commercial hype or expectations. This farmhouse winter salad fits the bill with simple, seasonal ingredients that create a Christmas-inspired theme.
In fact, we purposely make a point to do as much family time as possible.
We love to have movie nights, watching all the favorites and classics of the Christmas season.
Hunting and harvesting the perfect tree.
Making hot cocoa and decorating the house and tree the Friday after Thanksgiving. Yep, I’m one of those who waits until after Thanksgiving before we start to celebrate Christmas. From the Friday after turkey day until Jan. 1, we are Christmas go-time!
Simple Food is Simply Enjoyable
I’m a firm believer that the more natural the food is kept, the more beautiful it is.
God has created such beauty all around us, and food is certainly among the glory of it all!
When I meal plan for a special dinner, like Christmas, I find that food is so simple and beautiful when kept to the season and adding a little imagination that the Good Lord gifted and intended for us.
That’s how this farmhouse winter salad was born. I thought about the colors of the season, and the food that is in season, and went from there.
Let this inspire you to create another salad with your family’s favorites of the season! Seared pears? Walnuts or hazelnuts? Pumpkin seeds? Cranberries? You get the idea — now, go crazy!
Video Tutorial Farmhouse Winter Salad
Recipe Farmhouse Winter Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
1 small sweet onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
Spiced, candied pecans
Feta cheese, crumbled
Seeds of 1 pomegranate. Here’s how to get those seeds. Super fun for kids!
Instructions
- Arrange your salad leaves in a serving bowl
- Add sliced onion
- Sprinkle feta cheese, spiced pecans, and pomegranate seeds on top
Bam! You’re done! See how easy that is? A simple salad that presents as a fancy, schmancy high-dollar restaurant salad. Farmhouse winter salad — perfect for entertaining during the holidays or everyday.
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RECIPE FARMHOUSE WINTER SALAD
Ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce washed and chopped
- 1 small sweet onion peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
- Spiced candied pecans
- Feta cheese crumbled
- Seeds of 1 pomegranate.
Instructions
- Arrange your salad leaves in a serving bowl
- Add sliced onion
- Sprinkle feta cheese, spiced pecans, and pomegranate seeds on top
- Bam! You’re done! See how easy that is? A simple salad that presents as a fancy, schmancy high-dollar restaurant salad. Farmhouse winter salad — perfect for entertaining during the holidays or everyday.
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Did You Make This Farmhouse Winter Salad?
What are your favorite flavors to use in this salad? I’d love to hear about your creations, or if you tried this farmhouse winter salad and how you liked it! Leave your comments below.
December 6, 2019 @ 5:40 am
Yum, this salad looks delicious! I have never added pomegranates to salad before. Next time I am at the store I am going to pick some up and try them. Pinned it for later!
December 6, 2019 @ 12:47 pm
I hope you do try it, Elizabeth! It really adds a bright crunch and burst of juice to each bite. Thanks for stopping by!
December 5, 2019 @ 6:44 pm
This sounds like a terrific combination. I love all of these things, and the candied pecans? What a festive touch. I can’t wait to try this out!
December 6, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
Thank you, Sylvia!
December 5, 2019 @ 11:52 am
Looks perfect for any time of year, delish!!
December 6, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
Absolutely!
December 2, 2019 @ 11:03 am
This looks delicious. Nice pomegranate tutorial!
December 2, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
Thank you, Alexa! I’ve loved eating more pomegranates since I learned how to easily get to them. 🙂