Cranberry Bliss Salad
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
BEER PAIRING
Pair with a Shandy like Leinenkugel’s® Pomegranate Shandy
Weiss beer with natural pomegranate flavor
The fruity notes of the shandy complement the dried cranberries and cut through the richness of the goat cheese in this salad while countering the citrus and Dijon notes in the vinaigrette.
Cranberry sauce may be a standard holiday side dish, but this Cranberry Bliss Salad has the tartness your taste buds crave, plus roasted pumpkin seeds for a little crunch. Want to amp up the flavor? Pair it with Leinenkugel’s® Pomegranate Shandy.
INGREDIENTS
SALAD
¼ cup cinnamon-roasted pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon sugar
10 ounces fresh spinach
4 green onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 ounces goat cheese crumbles
DRESSING
¼ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon ginger paste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION
STEP 1
In a small frying pan, sauté pumpkin seeds in butter and sugar over medium-low heat until pumpkin seeds are golden brown.
STEP 2
Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Add green onions, cranberries and goat cheese crumbles.
STEP 3
Whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together until blended.
STEP 4
Pour dressing over salad, add pumpkin seeds and serve. Note: the dressing and pumpkin seeds will wilt greens; best not to add these ingredients until you are ready to serve the salad.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
SALAD
¼ cup cinnamon-roasted pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon sugar
10 ounces fresh spinach
4 green onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 ounces goat cheese crumbles
DRESSING
¼ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon ginger paste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
PREPARATION
STEP 1
In a small frying pan, sauté pumpkin seeds in butter and sugar over medium-low heat until pumpkin seeds are golden brown.
STEP 2
Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Add green onions, cranberries and goat cheese crumbles.
STEP 3
Whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together until blended.
STEP 4
Pour dressing over salad, add pumpkin seeds and serve. Note: the dressing and pumpkin seeds will wilt greens; best not to add these ingredients until you are ready to serve the salad.
