Fall Farmers Market Salad

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This quick and easy persimmon and pomegranate loaded Fall Farmers Market Salad goes well with just about any main course this time of the year!

Fall Farmers Market Salad from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)

There are many things in life that give me great joy... binge watching TV, chocolate, sparkling wine (when not pregnant), slutty brownies etc. But there is one thing that I'm currently obsessing over... and lucky for you it's now on the blog. This Fall Farmers Market Salad is everything. That's just about the only way to put it. It's all you could possibly need for a Thanksgiving salad and I made it for you!

Every Wednesday I head down to my local farmers market. It's pretty much my favorite way to start the day and it's always fun grabbing a bunch of random things and turning it all into something delicious.

Fall Farmers Market Salad from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)

If I end up making a salad with my farmers market goodies, I always throw a bit of goat cheese on top! It's really the only sensible thing to do and it gives it that slight tang! Feta cheese would be great too.  Bonus points for this salad because while you can absolutely serve it on the side for Thanksgiving - it also doubles as the most perfectly satisfying lunch or main course dinner during persimmon season!

Fall Farmers Market Salad from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)

PS – are you thinking of putting this on your Thanksgiving menu? Check out the full What’s Gaby Cooking menu here along with the master prep schedule to keep things organized and on track!

Fall Farmers Market Salad from www.whatsgabycooking.com (@whatsgabycookin)

Fall Farmers Market Salad

Author: Gaby Dalkin
5 from 10 votes
The perfect quick and easy Fall Farmers Market Salad that goes well with just about any main course this time of the year!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup candied walnuts
  • 8 cups market greens wild kale, wild arugula, etc
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 2 persimmons sliced into wedges
  • Goat cheese

For the red wine vinaigrette:

  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Add the olive oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly until well blended.
  • Put the greens in a large serving bowl, drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss to coat evenly. Top with the persimmons, pomegranate seeds, nuts and goat cheese, and toss well. Serve immediately.

Notes

If you don't have time to break down pomegranates, look for cups of the arils ready to go. You can also use dried cranberries.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg
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45 Comments

  1. Those goat cheese rounds...I want to cherry pick them all off and steal them 🙂 Beautiful salad, Gaby! Pinned!

  2. Ummmm, I have never had fried goat cheese but looks like I need to rectify this immediately!! This looks beautiful.

  3. This looks amazing! I love all of those ingredients so I can only imagine how delicious they are all together in a salad. I am hosting Thanksgiving for our family this year (my first time!) and would love to make this...to be honest though, this sounds pretty time consuming to make along with all of the other sides for Thanksgiving. Maybe I will try it another time.

  4. I saw this and my mouth dropped.....I don't think anything in the world sounds better then fried goat cheese to me right now...

    1. How many does this serve? I'm planning on making your butternut squash soup recipe to pair

    1. I must be the only person out there who has never had goat cheese, fried or otherwise. That's it, heading out today to get some. I like the balsamic recipe dressing, I usually just buy that in a bottle but it's expensive. Only tried that about a year ago at T.G.I. Fridays of all places.

5 from 10 votes (3 ratings without comment)

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