Name: Pomegranate, Apple and Date Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove (minced); 1 lemon (juiced); 1½ tablespoons honey; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1½ teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoons black pepper; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 6-8 cups arugula; ½ red onion (sliced thin); 1 apple (cut into slices (Red Delicious or Fuji work great)); 4 dates (diced); 8- ounces Gorgonzola cheese (optional); 1 pomegranate (seeds removed); ¼ cup walnuts

Pomegranate, Apple and Date Salad

Besides being easy, this salad is chock-full of symbolism. In addition to apples and honey, the pomegranate is another popular symbol especially around Rosh Hashanah. Since it is the New Year, we eat a new fruit that is recently in season. Also, the seeds of a pomegranate are compared to the numerous commandments in the Torah.

Pomegranate, Apple and Date Salad

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

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Ingredients

1 garlic clove minced
1 lemon juiced
1½ tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoons black pepper
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
6-8 cups arugula
½ red onion sliced thin
1 apple cut into slices (Red Delicious or Fuji work great)
4 dates diced
8- ounces Gorgonzola cheese optional
1 pomegranate seeds removed
¼ cup walnuts

Instructions

Dressing:
1. In a small bowl, whisk up minced garlic, lemon juice, honey, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
Slowly drizzle olive oil into mixture while whisking.
Salad:
Put red onions with arugula in a bowl and pour in about ¾ of dressing. Toss with tongs. Reserve the rest of dressing for drizzling.
Put a pile of arugula on 4 plates.
Top each with apple slices.
Sprinkle on dates, Gorgonzola cheese, pomegranate seeds and walnuts.
Drizzle with more dressing, and serve!