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!
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 IÂ 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.
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!
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
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
Nutrition Information
Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Prop Styling by Stephanie Hanes // Recipe by What’s Gaby Cooking
looks great and tasty. I prepared this salad tonight and the whole family was excited.
Really mouth watering... apples slices & goat cheese are really tempting....!!!
kinda the best combo ever!!!
This looks SO good! I may try to make it one evening this week!
Those goat cheese rounds...I want to cherry pick them all off and steal them 🙂 Beautiful salad, Gaby! Pinned!
This salad looks unbelievably yummy!
Woah! This looks incredible.
This salad looks so yummy. Goat cheese and pomegranate seeds caught my eye immediately!
Ummmm, I have never had fried goat cheese but looks like I need to rectify this immediately!! This looks beautiful.
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.
So gorgeous, love the fried goat cheese topping!
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...
How many does this serve? I'm planning on making your butternut squash soup recipe to pair
This recipe is gorgeous!! Crushing on that goats cheese!
Fried goat cheese and pomegranates for the win! Definitely the perfect fall salad.
This salad is absolutely stunning and the goat cheese just takes it right over the top!
That looks gorgeous, the coated goats cheese will add great texture to the whole thing.
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.