Recipe: Autumn Harvest Salad

🍂 The crisp in the air this week has me already dreaming of fall flavors—and nothing says autumn quite like this Autumn Harvest Salad. With crunchy kale, sweet-tart apples, jewel-bright pomegranate seeds, and a drizzle of tangy-sweet dressing, it’s basically fall in a bowl. Easy enough for weeknights, yet gorgeous enough for your holiday table, this is the kind of recipe that makes you want to savor the season one bite at a time.

Autumn Harvest Salad

What you need:

   •   6 cups curly kale, stems removed, chopped

   •   1 apple (Honeycrisp or Gala), diced

   •   1 apple (Granny Smith), diced

   •   ½ cup dried cranberries

   •   ½ cup pomegranate seeds

   •   ⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese (or feta)

   •   ⅓ cup chopped candied pecans (or toasted walnuts)

Dressing

   •   ¼ cup olive oil

   •   2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

   •   1 tbsp honey or maple syrup

   •   1 tsp Dijon mustard

   •   Pinch of salt and pepper

What you do:

    1.    Whisk dressing ingredients together until emulsified.

    2.    Massage kale with a little olive oil and pinch of salt until softened (2–3 minutes).

    3.    Toss kale with apples, cranberries, pomegranate seeds, and pecans.

    4.    Drizzle with dressing and gently toss to combine.

    5.    Top with goat cheese crumbles just before serving.

Enjoy!