Orange and Pomegranate Salad Recipe with Balsamic Dressing (2024)

This beautiful, yet simple,Orange and Pomegranate Salad recipe with Balsamic Dressing is delightful when served with dinner or for a quick lunch.

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When we first moved into our house, one of the things I wasthe happiestaboutwas the pomegranate tree in the side yard.

It had plenty of flowers on it and soon they grew into beautiful pomegranates. Considering how I’ve never been able to successfully grow something, having a tree that would actually produce fruit was very exciting.

Once Autumn rolled around, I was able to go out to our tree and pick bowls and bowls of pomegranates. There was SO many. I remember going to the grocery store that year and thinking “ha! I don’t have to spend $2 on each pomegranate! We grow our own!”. I was thrilled with all the money we saved. And while I’m not the one who planted the tree, and I’m not the one who nurtured it to the point of bearing fruit, it was still satisfying to know that all this goodness came from OUR own yard.

Unfortunately, this happy tale comes to an end. Or at aminimum, it stalls out a bit. See, by the 2nd year of living in our home, the pomegranate tree has become quite unruly. The heavy pomegranates pulled the thin branches over into the neighbor’s yard, creating quite a mess. Eventually, I decided it was time to trim it. I did someresearch online and, when I thought the time was right, I did some pruning.

The tree continued to grow, but in2013, there were no flowers, no pomegranates. This year there were a few flowers, but nothing came out of it. I’m still hopeful that I will get them back at some point.

But even with that hope,I hadaccepted the fact that I’m just not very good at growing things. Even pomegranate trees that someone elseplantedyears ago. But, not too long ago, I received aMiracle-GroAeroGardenULTRA LED — an indoor garden that growsvegetables, herbs, and more — and it looked like things werechanging in my non-green thumbworld.

I decided to start with a bunch of lettuce. I shared this photo in my last Miracle-Gro AeroGarden post of when it first started growing. Aren’t they cute?

It wasn’t long before my lettucewas growing like crazy! I shared this photo below on Instagram and then a short time later, I shared yet another Instagram progress photo. Such huge growth and so easy too.

And now I have full batches of lettuce with big leaves!

Not only has the Miracle-Gro AeroGarden helped me to successfully grow plants, but the garden has been so much fun for the entire family. Our kids have been adding fresh grown lettuce to their sandwiches and wraps, and we even shreddedlettuce from our Miracle-Gro AeroGarden for tacos.

My favorite thing to do with the lettuce is to make salads for my lunch. I’ve always talked about eating more salads for lunch, but until I started growing with the Miracle-Gro AeroGarden, I didn’t do it more than aday here or there. Now, I’ve been making salads most weekdays!

I promised you in my last post that I would share a recipe made with my Miracle-Gro AeroGarden lettuce and I’m pleased tokeep my promise! Never would I have thought that I would share a recipe here on my blog using something I had grown myself, but I am!

The salad I’ve been making the most is thisOrange and Pomegranate Salad. The colors are beautiful, it’s easy to make, and it’s absolutely delicious. It starts by gatheringabout 3 ounces of lettuce leaves of your choice. You can use whatever type of lettuce you prefer.

Grab a bowl and tear your lettuce up. Drizzle it with a couple tablespoons of thebalsamic vinaigrette and toss to combine with the lettuce.

Place your lettuce on a plate and top with orange segments, pomegranate arils, and sliced almonds. It’s simple, but that makes thisOrange and Pomegranate Salad recipeeven more perfect. If you want, adding shredded chicken to this salad is also delicious.

Miracle-Gro AeroGardenunitsare a wonderful gift for someone who likes the idea of growing their own herbs and vegetables but doesn’t have outdoor space. You can find Miracle-Gro AeroGarden 3SLthis holiday season at Walmart and the ULTRA LED atCostcoas well as AeroGarden.com.

Orange and Pomegranate Salad Recipe with Balsamic Dressing

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