Christmas Salad

By: Adele of Vegie Head (www.vegiehead.com)

Who says that all of your Christmas food ideas have to horrible for you? Lighten up your holiday dinner with this Christmas Salad recipe from Adele of Vegie Head (www.vegiehead.com). This green salad recipe features heaps of sweet fresh fruit.

Notes

This recipe comes courtesy of Adele of Vegie Head (www.vegiehead.com)

For more recipes from and information about Adele, be sure to check out her Featured Foodies profile page

Serves6 and can be easily doubled

Ingredients

6 large Romaine lettuce leaves
2 mangoes, cubed
3 nectarines, pitted and sliced
1 peach, pitted and sliced
2 oranges, peeled and diced
1 cucumber, diced
2 celery stalks, sliced thinly
3 cups arugula
1 cup baby spinach
1/2 head radicchio, shredded
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 pomegranate, pith removed
1/2 cup mixed raw sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds
DRESSING:
Juice of 1 lemon
Juice of 1/2 lime
Juice of 1/2 orange
1 tablespoon good quality extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Line a large bowl with the lettuce leaves.
In a separate bowl, gently toss all of the salad ingredients together except for the pomegranate seeds and mixed seeds.
Whisk together the dressing ingredients to combine, and gently pour over the salad just before serving.
Top salad with pomegranate seeds and mixed seeds.