Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta

 This Pomegranate Mandarin Salad with Avocado and Feta is a festive salad for any winter meal! It's bursting with fruit rich in Vitamin C, crunchy pecans and creamy avocado. Top it with crumbled feta or goat cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce, or crisp mixed greens
• 1 long English cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
• 2 mandarin oranges, peeled and sectioned
• ½ cup pomegranate arils
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• ½ cup toasted pecans
• Citrus Vinaigrette
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar or Champagne vinegar
• 1 small shallot, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ½ teaspoon each sea salt and pepper

Instructions

1. To make a wreath-shaped salad, place a small bowl for the vinaigrette in the centre of a larger round shallow bowl or platter.
2. Arrange bite-sized pieces of romaine or other greens in the bowl around the small dish. Top with remaining ingredients, finishing with feta cheese and pecans.
3. Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together and pour into the small bowl in the center of the serving bowl.
4.  Serve and drizzle vinaigrette over all just before serving.

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