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Spinach Fruit Salad with Sweet Yogurt Pear Dressing

Name: Spinach Fruit Salad with Sweet Yogurt Pear Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 (5.2-oz) Yoplait® Greek vanilla yogurt; 1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped; 1/4 cup lime juice; 1 pear, chopped; 4 cups baby spinach; 1 large apple, thinly sliced; 2 tangerines, peeled in wedges; 1/2 cup pomegranate arils; 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Prep 10 min
Total 10 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 2

Light salads are normally not associated with the holiday fanfare. But if you get creative with a variety of simple ingredients that you may have in your fruit bowl, you can have a beautiful salad to decorate your holiday table while you have the perfect starter to your holiday feast. With bright, rich pomegranate arils, your salad will come to life. It is just the right balance to the sweet crunch from the stars of this delicious salad, crispy apples and sweet, juicy tangerines. To make this salad extra special, make your own dressing with creamy yogurt and a touch of mint and blended pear. This salad is guaranteed to make its way back to the holiday table time and time again.

Ingredients

For dressing:

2 (5.2-oz) Yoplait® Greek vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped
1/4 cup lime juice
1 pear, chopped

For salad:

4 cups baby spinach
1 large apple, thinly sliced
2 tangerines, peeled in wedges
1/2 cup pomegranate arils
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

For dressing: Place yogurt, mint, lime juice and pear in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2

For salad: Place a bed of baby spinach on plate. Arrange apple slices and tangerine wedges on top of spinach. Sprinkle salad with pomegranate arils. Top with chopped pecans and drizzle with sweet yogurt dressing.

If you prefer your dressing less tart, you can use less lime. You can also top salad with walnuts or almonds.

No nutrition information available for this recipe

Light salads are normally not associated with the holiday fanfare. But if you get creative with a variety of simple ingredients that you may have in your fruit bowl, you can have a beautiful salad to decorate your holiday table while you have the perfect starter to your holiday feast. With bright, rich pomegranate arils, your salad will come to life. It is just the right balance to the sweet crunch from the stars of this delicious salad, crispy apples and sweet, juicy tangerines. To make this salad extra special, make your own dressing with creamy yogurt and a touch of mint and blended pear. This salad is guaranteed to make its way back to the holiday table time and time again.