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    Home » Recipes

    Robust Winter Salad Recipe with Red Wine Vinegar Vinaigrette

    by Patti Estep · Jan 10, 2020

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    Serving bowl of winter salad and a full wooden bowl

    Here's a flavorful winter salad recipe that has mixed greens, pickled radishes, red onions and a tasty vinaigrette you'll love.

    Winter salad serving in white bowl

    I was asked to bring a salad to my sister's for Christmas Eve. Even though it hasn't been very cold here in Pennsylvania yet, I wanted to make a winter salad with bold flavors that I thought everyone would enjoy.

    Rainbow radishes

    Robust Winter Salad Recipe

    It started with this package of beautiful rainbow radishes I found at Trader Joes.

    Jars of pickled radishes and red onion

    I took the radishes and some red onion and pickled them the week before. I kept the small jar for our house and gave the remaining radishes and onions to my sister as a gift.

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    You can easily pickle any vegetables with this simple technique and since I don't add sugar they are totally guilt-free.

    Pickles red onions and radishes

    I love the bright colors of the pickled onions and radishes. They look great on the salad and have a nice subtle flavor.

    The pickling tones down the harshness of raw onions and radishes which my husband really likes. However, if you enjoy raw onions and radishes you can add them in the mix too.

    Red wine vinegar vinaigrette

    For this salad, I made an easy vinaigrette with red wine vinegar and olive oil. The recipe below is about half this bottle. Even then I think I only used about 1/2 of the recipe.

    I think it's always better to go light with your dressing, toss well, and then check to see if you need to add more.

    Wooden salad bowl with serving utensils filled with winter salad

    For presentation, you may want to hold back some of the pickled vegetables, nuts, and cheese, Then set them on top after you have tossed the salad with the dressing.

    Winter salad with fork full of greens

    The result is a fresh and light salad with touches of bold flavors and crunchy textures.

    Just the way we like it.

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    P.S. A similar salad recipe is this Fattoush or Middle Eastern Bread Salad. Or you may enjoy this fun 7 Layer Salad that's great for a party. You can find them and much more on my Recipes Page.

     

    Bowl of winter salad with text above

     

    Winter salad serving in white bowl

    Robust Winter Salad with Red Wine Vinegar Dressing

    Here's a flavorful winter salad recipe that has mixed greens, pickled radishes, and red onions and a tasty vinaigrette you'll love.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Salad Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16
    Calories 111 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 bags spring mix greens 20 oz
    • 1 head of romaine lettuce chopped
    • 6 - 8 Pickled radishes
    • 1 pickled red onion sliced 1 medium onion
    • 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese crumbled
    • 1/2 cup pecan halves

    Red Wine Vinegar Dressing

    • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
    • 1/2 cup olive oil
    • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
    • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
    • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon honey

    Instructions
     

    • In a large bowl combine greens and romaine lettuce.
    • Slice the pickled radishes thinly and separate the pickled onion. Toss on top of greens.
    • Add pecans
    • Crumble the Gorgonzola cheese over the top.

    • Red Wine Vinegar Dressing
    • 1. Combine all ingredients into a small mason jar.
    • 2. Shake well and pour about 1/4 onto the salad.
    • 3. Toss well and taste to see if you want to add more dressing.

    Notes

    I used about 1/2 of the dressing for this salad. You may enjoy more or less so start with a small amount, toss the greens and taste it to see if you want more. You can always add more but if there is too much the salad will become very soggy.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Jan Wys

      January 10, 2020 at 3:09 pm

      My mom use to pickle cucumbers and yellow onions. I still make it now and then. It’s all from memory, I need to write it down, so simple to do. I am going to try the radishes, sounds so delicious I have to try. Thanks, Jan Wys

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      • Patti Estep

        January 10, 2020 at 3:50 pm

        Jan, pickled yellow onions and cucumbers sound wonderful. Tasty and good for you too. Thanks for sharing. 

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    2. Jane Windham

      January 10, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Patti, this looks so good! We love pickled beets, onions, and radishes so this would be right up our alley! Thanks for the recipe!

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      • Patti Estep

        January 10, 2020 at 1:06 pm

        Thanks Jane. Ever since I realized it was really easy to pickle vegetables without sugar I've been hooked on it. Makes a great snack when you are trying to eat healthily.

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