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

• 4 cups romaine lettuce, (or other crisp mixed greens)
• 1 medium long English cucumber (thinly sliced)
• 1 medium avocado (peeled, pitted and sliced)
• 2 mandarin oranges (peeled and sectioned, pith removed)
• 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
• 1/2 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
• 1/3 cup pecans (toasted)
• 1/2 cup olive oil, (extra virgin)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, (freshly squeezed)
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, (or Champagne vinegar)
• 1 small shallot, (finely minced)
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon each sea salt and pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1To make a wreath-shaped salad, place a small bowl for the vinaigrette in the centre of a larger round shallow bowl or platter.
2. 2Arrange 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. 3Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together and pour into the small bowl in the center of the serving bowl.
4. 4Serve and drizzle vinaigrette over all just before serving.