Mandarin, pomegranate and goat’s cheese salad

This wonderfully colourful salad will make a great addition to your Christmas day feast.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 14 November 2023

This vibrant and festive salad is the perfect light starter or side dish to a Christmas dinner party and has lots of different textures and a tangy mustardy dressing to bring it all together.

If you're not a fan of pecans or goat's cheese, swap them for any other kind you prefer.

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Yields:

6 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

8 mins

Total Time:

23 mins

Cal/Serv:

165

Ingredients

50 g
pecans
300 g
tin mandarin segments in juice, drained
150 g
soft mixed salad leaves
40 g
pomegranate seeds
100 g
soft goat's cheese

For the dressing

1
small garlic clove, crushed
2 tsp.
wholegrain mustard
1 Tbsp.
cider vinegar
2 Tbsp.
extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4. Spread the pecans on a small baking tray and toast in the oven for 6-8min. Remove and leave to cool slightly.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, whisk all the dressing ingredients in large bowl with some seasoning.
3. Step 3To serve, add the mandarin segments, salad leaves and pomegranate seeds to the dressing bowl and toss gently to coat. Divide between 6 plates. Crumble over the pecans and goat’s cheese. Serve.

GET AHEAD: Toast pecans and make dressing up to a 2hr ahead; keep separate at room temperature. Complete recipe to serve.

Per serving:

Calories: 165
Protein: 5g
Fat: 14g
Saturates: 4g
Carbs: 5g
Total sugars: 5g
Fibre: 1g

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The GH Kitchen Team

A crack team of highly skilled food content producers, the GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Senior Cookery Writer Alice Shields is a former pastry chef and baking fanatic who loves making bread and would have peanut butter with everything if she could. Lover of all things savoury, Senior Cookery Writer Grace Evans can be found eating nocellara olives at every opportunity, and will take the cheeseboard over dessert any time. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time.

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