Winter Fruit Salsa Salad
This fresh bright, and crunchy winter salsa salad is made for dipping chips, topping on fish, chicken, tacos, salads, or enjoying as a colorful side dish.
I don’t know about you but among soup season and all the holiday treats I start to crave light fresh flavors and this salsa satisfies the craving for something lighter. Winter fruit salsa salad is made with simple wholesome ingredients and makes for a colorful appetizer or side. This salad is easy to make, gluten-free, and can be vegan if you use dairy-free feta cheese. You will love this winter salsa that is filled with bright zesty colors and flavor.
You will love Winter Fruit Salsa Salad because:
- Winter fruit salsa salad is bright, fresh, and colorful
- Full of fresh seasonal winter produce
- A healthy and delicious salsa or salad to bring to a holiday get-together or as part of a meal
- Easy to make with simple wholesome ingredients
- This salsa is gluten-free, plant-based, and can easily be dairy-free
- Enjoy dipping it with chips or crackers, or add it as a topping on fish, chicken, tacos, or salads
- This dish makes a great appetizer or salad to share
- Filled with beautiful colors, nourishing ingredients, and plenty of fiber
Winter Fruit Salsa Salad is made with:
- Cucumbers: hydrating and crunchy I like Persian or English cucumbers for this recipe
- Pomegranate seeds: sweet, tart, and a juicy burst of flavor that is in season in fall and winter
- Clementine oranges: add one to two jalapeños depending on your preference for spice
- Red onion: adds a little zing to this salad and red onion is best for raw salads
- Feta cheese: adds a savory salty balance to the brightness of the fruit
- Mint: fresh chopped mint for fresh herbs and flavor
- Lime: helps meld the flavors together into a bright and zesty salsa
- Olive oil: a little olive oil to dress the salad
- Honey: sweeten this salsa up just a bit with honey or your preference for sweetener
- Spices: add salt to your taste, I use around 1/2-to 1 teaspoon
Recipe Tips:
- Make this recipe even easier to make by buying pre-seeded pomegranate arils
- Cut cucumber and onion into small pieces similar in size to pomegranate seeds
- Use any easy-to-peel orange for this salad
- Easily substitute feta cheese for vegan feta cheese to make this recipe dairy-free
Other Recipes You May Enjoy:
- Pineapple Cucumber Salsa
- Pomegranate Cucumber Salsa
- Brussel and Pomegranate Salad
- Winter Rainbow Kale Salad
Winter Fruit Salsa Salad
This fresh bright, and crunchy winter salsa salad is made for dipping chips, topping on fish, chicken, tacos, salads, or enjoying as a colorful side dish.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Persian or English cucumbers
- 1 1/2 cups pomegranate seeds
- 1 1/2 cup clementine oranges
- 1/2 red onion
- 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup mint
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop cucumbers into small pieces
- De-seed pomegranates
- Peel and chop clementine oranges
- Dice red onion
- Chop mint leaves
- Add cucumbers, pomegranate, oranges, red onion, mint, and feta to a large bowl
- In a small dish juice two limes then mix together with honey and olive oil
- Toss salad with the dressing to combine
- Add salt to taste 1/2-1 tsp and enjoy as a side or with chips for dipping
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