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Home » Appetizer Recipes » Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

January 2, 2015 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

Did you do anything crazy and spontaneous for your New Year’s Celebration? Yeah, me neither haha. Well, I didn’t do anything crazy but for once we actually made plans and went somewhere for New Year’s Eve!

Every year since we’ve been married we’ve made a point to go out sometimes in December for our “Fancy” Christmas Date. When we lived in North Carolina, The Little Dipper in Wilmington was always #1 on our list for that special date night but once we moved back to Virginia we couldn’t really hop back down there for dinner so we had to switch things up a bit.

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Back here in Virginia, we’ve had our Yearly “Fancy” Christmas Date at Bistro1888, The Yancey House twice (now closed), Jake’s on Main , and Fenders (now closed). This year however, time got away from us and we didn’t get to have our Christmas date BUT we fixed that issue by making reservations for New Year’s Eve!

We barely make it to see the ball drop for New Years as it is, so I  have no idea what I was thinking when I made reservations for 9pm on New Years Eve but we both managed to stay awake during dinner and make it home with 10 minutes to spare before counting down to 2015!

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

We deiced to try somewhere new this year and settled on Golden Leaf Bistro in Danville down by the river in the historic Tobacco Warehouse District.

I’ve been there once before with Crystal for lunch but hadn’t gotten the change to go there for dinner! There was a set menu for New Year’s Eve and the price was set at $50 a person but it was totally worth it. This post/Recipe was inspired by our dinner there!

Our first course has a few options but Big Bear and I both picked the Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette and after the first bite I knew that I needed to try my hand at making my own Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette!

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

It’s amazing to think that such a simple salad could taste so refreshing!

The first of January sounds like the perfect time to start working on some new salad ideas and we all know that bright, colorful salads are so much better than sad lettuce with cheese….right?

Ok, so maybe I’m the only one that grew up eating sad lettuce salads with cheese and tons of Ranch 🙂 haha.

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

Back to the Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad! It’s pretty simple, just toss some clean spinach into a bowl and top it with orange slices, dried cranberries and walnut halves. Drizzle this Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette over your salad and you’ve got a perfect lunch or dinner!

How to make Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Now onto how to make this Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette! You can find the recipe and direction below but let me give you a bit of advice first! I’ve used a bowl and whisk to make dressings and I’ve used this fancy dressing making contraption that I got from Pampered Chef and I’ve never really been able to make my vinaigrette as thick as I’ve wanted them in the past! For this vinaigrette, I poured everything into my Ninja Blender and blended it on high for about 30 seconds and it totally mixed everything perfectly!

Now Vinaigrette isn’t going to be a super thick dressing anyways but putting in into the blender gave me the perfect texture!

Keep this Pomegranate Vinaigrette Refrigerated in an air tight bottle or container! Shake Well before using.

Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette with a Walnut, Orange and Cranberry Salad

Created by Angie on June 6, 2018

Ingredients

For the Pomegranate Vinaigrette

  • 1 cup Pomegranate Juice
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the Salad:

  • Spinach
  • Orange slices
  • Dried Cranberries
  • Walnuts

Instructions

For the Pomegranate Vinaigrette:

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the Pomegranate Juice, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and honey.
  • Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking.
  • To thicken the Vinaigrette, pour the Vinaigrette into a blender and spin on high for about 30 seconds.
  • Serve over your favorite salad. *Keep Refrigerated in a Air tight bottle or container*
  • Shake Well before using.
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  1. Kellie - The Suburban Soapbox says

    January 4, 2015 at 5:27 am

    I believe I was in bed by 10:30 this year so I would have been asleep on the table if I were your date. 🙂 This salad looks wonderfully refreshing, it will fit in very well with my healthy eating plans for the next week. And that vinaigrette….so many ideas for it running through my brain right now. I love the versatility! Happy New Year!

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  2. Laura Dembowski says

    January 6, 2015 at 8:59 am

    I’m so glad you had a nice NYE! It can be so hit or miss. This salad looks wonderful – so my kind of meal.

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  3. emily says

    January 10, 2015 at 5:21 am

    that dressing is so pretty!! I bet it tastes amazing too! Pinning and featuring today on Nap-Time Creations with the Create Link Inspire features…

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  4. vivian says

    January 8, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    Delicious! Love something different in the vinaigrette line. Mine wants to separate quickly even aft running it through the blender, so it needs to be stirred well before using. I added some salt to the dressing. Thanks for a good recipe!

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