Easy Fall Salad

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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 Cranberries, Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad and this Brussels Sprout Apple Goat Cheese Salad during the cooler months. 

Recipe Ingredients

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. 

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!

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.