What a wonderful salad! Every part of it goes together and is essential to the whole, although I did use half romaine lettuce as arugula has such a pronounced flavor. I had no idea what it might taste like, so it's surprising, original, and festive. I would not eliminate a single element. Served this with a lightly spiced Mexican chicken sausage, some steamed potatoes with cumin butter, and gold hominy.
Mexican Salad with Pomegranate-Lime Dressing
To make the dressing for this Mexican salad, cut a small pomegranate in half, and remove the seeds from one half. Squeeze juice from the other half.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 126
- Calories from fat: 44%
- Fat: 6.1g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Carbohydrate: 18.7g
- Fiber: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 444mg
- Calcium: 32mg
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh pomegranate juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cups arugula leaves
- 1 1/2 cups (3-inch) julienne-cut peeled jicama
- 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced peeled avocado
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 4 teaspoons pine nuts, toasted
Preparation
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Add olive oil, and stir with a whisk. Add arugula and the next 4 ingredients (through cilantro), and toss gently. Place 1 cup salad on each of 4 salad plates. Top each with 1 tablespoon seeds and 1 teaspoon pine nuts. Serve immediately.
Mexican Salad with Pomegranate-Lime Dressing Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, No-Cook
- CUISINE: Mexican
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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