Elle's Kitchen: Spinach & Pomegranate Salad

Good Anytime But A Perfect Color

Combo for the Holidays!

I had this salad at a Christmas

Pitch-in recently and this is my

interpretation of the recipe.

Ingredients

For the Salad:

Fresh spinach, washed and dried

1 Pomegranate

Gouda cheese, shredded (try not to use

a pre-shredded cheese, it is just not as good)

The amounts of spinach & cheese depend on how

many you are feeding.  For two people I use half

a bag of spinch and 1/3 of the block of gouda.f

For the Dressing:

2 Tabl. rice vinegar

2 teas. sugar

salt & pepper

1 teas. poppyseeds ( if you don't

have them, don't worry, the dressing

is great without them)

1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil

The best way I have found to remove seeds

from a pomegranate is to cut it in half and

hold the cut side in your hand using your

fingers as a strainer.  Then take the back of

a tablespoon and tap the curved side vigorously.

Do this over a bowl and let the jewels fall through

your fingers, removed any white membrane that

falls through.

Note: DO NOT WEAR WHITE or other light

colored clothing unless you love irregular polka dots.

This is what you will end up with ~ beautiful!

To Make the Dressing:

Whisk together the vinegar, sugar,

salt, pepper and poppyseeds.  You

want the sugar granules to begin

to break down.  Slowly add the olive

oil, whisking vigorously.

Combine the salad ingredients in

a large bowl and toss.  Add some of the

dressing, just enough to coat the ingredients,

you don't want them swimming in it.

Last night just before falling asleep, I told

Mr. Wonderful I couldn't wait for dinner

tomorrow since we were having this salad again.

Enjoy!