Winter Salad with Cranberries and Pears

Serves 4

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: N/A

Ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce, coarsely torn or chopped
• 1 small bunch lacinato kale, coarsely chopped
• 6 green onions, diced
• 1 small red pear, thinly sliced
• 1 small green apple, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup cranberries
• ½ cup pecans, chopped
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 orange, juiced
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, toss greens together. Top with onions, pear, apple, cranberries, and pecans.
2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk juices, salt, and oil together or pulse in a blender. Pour over salad and serve.

Aimee McNew, BS, MNT, is a nutritionist, writer, and researcher. She’s currently pursuing a PhD in Integrative and Functional Nutrition and is the author of The Everything Guide to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. She specializes in nutrition for women’s issues, particularly high-risk pregnancy, postpartum disorders, and thyroid health. She can be found online at aimeemcnew.com.

Photo by Kaytee Lauren, LLC

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Published in the Price-Pottenger Journal of Health and Healing
Winter 2020 – 2021 | Volume 44, Number 4
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