Holiday Salad

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To cure your Thanksgiving food hangovers, here’s a tasty and light Holiday Salad that you can whip up in a flash that’s perfect for lunch, dinner, or holiday parties.

Fresh from the lettuce, yet crunchy from the bacon and hazelnuts! And let’s not forget that wonderful burst of flavor from the pomegranate arils. This Holiday Salad is everything you need this Holiday season. Plus I have make-ahead instructions for the dressing!

Holiday Salad Ingredients

For this Holiday Salad, I used:

• organic pre-washed lettuce
• pomegranate arils
• bacon
• toasted hazelnuts.

That’s it! The dressing is super simple too:

• bacon grease {from all that bacon you just cooked}
• maple syrup
• balsamic vinegar
• salt + pepper

Easy as pie. {Did anyone else shudder at the thought of another slice of pie?}

How to Make Holiday Salad

For full details on how to make this Holiday Salad, including increments, see the recipe card down below.

1. Throw all the salad ingredients into a bowl and toss. I didn’t take step by step photos because I thought that would be sort of pointless. THAT’S how easy this salad is.
2. For the dressing, make sure the bacon grease is still hot/warm, then toss all of those ingredients in a jar with a lid. Shake it all up and drizzle over the salad.

Make-Ahead Tips and Tricks

My main tip for making this Holiday Salad ahead of time has to do with the dressing. Bacon grease, as it cools, solidifies! 

So to make the dressing ahead of time, mix all the ingredients together in a jar. When ready to toss with the salad, pop that sucker in the microwave for a couple of seconds until things become liquid again. Then serve immediately!

More Salads to Try!

• That Good Salad
• Kale Salad
• Strawberry Spinach Salad
• Broccoli Salad with Bacon

If you loved this Holiday Salad let me know in the comments below, and don’t forget to check out all of my other salad recipes.

The printable recipe card is below, enjoy! 🙂

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Holiday Salad with Maple Bacon Dressing

To cure your Thanksgiving food hangovers, here's a tasty and light Holiday Salad that you can whip up in a flash that's perfect for lunch, dinner, or holiday parties.

servings 6 servings

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

For the Salad:

• ▢ 8 cups mixed greens
• ▢ 12 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
• ▢ 3/4 cups toasted hazelnuts chopped
• ▢ 1 whole pomegranate peeled and arils removed

For the Dressing:

• ▢ 3 Tablespoons warm bacon grease reserved from cooking the bacon
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Toss all ingredients for the salad together in a bowl.
• Place all ingredients for the dressing into a small jar and shake until combined. Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 317mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 622IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: holiday salad