Apple & Watercress Salad With Honey Vinaigrette

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups baby spinach or 4 cups mesclun
• 1 cup watercress
• 1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
• 2 small apples, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds or 1 cup seedless grapes, halved
• 3/4 cup salad oil (preferably grapeseed oil)
• 1/3 cup sherry wine vinegar (or cider vinegar)
• 3 tablespoons honey (wildflower is great!)
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• fresh edible flower (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine the baby spinach or mesclun, watercress and onion in a medium salad bowl. toss with about 1/8 honey vinaigrette to coat(recipe follows). top with apples and pomegranate seeds and/or grapes. drizzle with about 1/8 cup additional vinaigrette. if desired, sprinkle with finely chopped edible flower petals, such as marigolds and nasturtiums. pass the remaining vinaigrette. makes 4 to 5 servings. enjoy!
• 2 honey vinaigrette:.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together the 3/4 cup salad oil, 1/3 cup vinegar, honey, lemn peel, salt, and nutmeg.
• 4 note:.
• 5 this may be prepared and chilled up to 2 days ahead. bring it to room temperature and whisk before using. you may wash the dry salad greens up to 2 days ahead; chill in storage bags. up to 2 days ahead, you may remove the pomegranate seeds from membrane by submerging quartered fruit in water; use your fingers to loosen seeds. dreain seeds, dry on papaer towels, and chill in a small storage bag.