This Easy Fall Salad is not only beautiful but is bursting with fall flavors. Kale is massaged and topped with dried cranberries, pomegranate, apples, pears, goat cheese and pumpkin seeds. This would be a great addition to a weeknight meal or your holiday table. 

Easy Fall Salad in white dish
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You guys will love this fall kale salad as a side dish to your meals or as a salad with your holiday festivities. It is bursting with fall flavors. Hearty kale is the base for this salad paired with fall fruit like apples, pears and pomegranate seeds.

This Easy Fall Salad is topped with creamy goat cheese and crunchy pumpkin seeds. You can add your favorite salad dressing to finish off the salad and add a protein like falafel, Harissa Chicken Recipe, Turmeric Chicken or lemon chicken.

When cool, crisp weather rolls in these are the kind of salads that make the rotation weekly in my house. I also love this Kale Salad with CranberriesShaved Brussels Sprout Salad and this Brussels Sprout Apple Goat Cheese Salad during the cooler months. 

Recipe Ingredients

Easy Fall Salad ingredients on white board

Recipe Ingredients

  • Greens: I used kale in today’s salad but you can easily use any greens you like. I especially love arugula and spinach when I make Autumn salad recipes. When I use kale in salads I like to massage the kale to create a softer kale for the salad.
  • Fruit: I love adding fall fruit to my salads. I add in apples, pears and pomegranate seeds. 
  • Cheese: When creating salads I also like to add cheese. I especially love soft cheeses with today’s salad because I think it pairs nicely with the fruit. I used goat cheese but you could also use feta cheese along with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. 
  • Nuts: Nuts not only add crunch but health benefits. I added pumpkin seeds but you could try sesame seeds, almonds, pistachios or cashews. 
Easy Fall Salad with falafel

How to Make a Fall Salad

Step 1: Massage Kale: In a large mixing bowl add the kale, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Use your hands to massage the dressing mixture into the kale until the kale becomes soft.

Step 2: Add in Salad Ingredients: Add in the pear, apple, dried cranberries, pomegranate arils, feta cheese and pumpkin seeds and toss lightly. Top the salad with falafel and enjoy!

Easy Fall Salad ingredients

Recipe Modifications

  • Greens: You can swap out the kale for arugula or spinach.
  • Nuts: Add other types of seeds and nuts like sliced almonds, cashews, pistachios or sunflower seeds.
  • Cheese: You can add feta cheese, Parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese.
  • Fruit: Switch up the fruit and add grapes, berries or bananas.
  • Protein: Serve this salad alongside protein like this The Best Baked Mediterranean Salmon Recipe, Spicy Shrimp or this Chicken Kofta.
Easy Fall Salad with pomegranate seeds

Storage Tips

Store the leftover salad in an airtight container for up to 3 days. The kale will start to wilt some once it sets so keep that in mind.

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Easy Fall Salad

By julia
Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
This Easy Fall Salad is not only beautiful but is bursting with fall flavors. Kale is massaged and topped with dried cranberries, pomegranate, apples, pears, goat cheese and pumpkin seeds. This would be a great addition to a weeknight meal or your holiday table. 
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Ingredients 

  • 1 bag of kale, massaged
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 of a lemon juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 pear, cored and diced
  • 1 apple, cored and diced
  • 1/2 of a cup of dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup of pomegranate arils
  • 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds
  • Dressing of your choice

Instructions 

  • In a large mixing bowl add the kale, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Use your hands to massage the dressing mixture into the kale until the kale becomes soft.
  • Add in the pear, apple, dried cranberries, pomegranate arils, feta cheese and pumpkin seeds and toss lightly.
  • Top the salad with falafel and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g, Calories: 205kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0.003g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 508mg, Potassium: 222mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 393IU, Vitamin C: 16mg, Calcium: 114mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Julia

I'm Julia. Wife, mom to three growing boys, lover of food. Here you will find quick & easy weeknight meal ideas, kid-friendly recipes and a few sweet treats. My roots are from the Mediterranean and many of my recipes incorporate those flavors!

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