Healthy Winter Citrus Salad

This Healthy Winter Citrus Salad is the perfect holiday side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and it’s packed with bright citrus flavour and served with an easy maple balsamic dressing!

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Believe it or not, I’ve had this Healthy Winter Citrus Salad recipe in my head for about 2 years. I just love the flavour of citrus fruit, especially in the winter, and on salads fruits like oranges and grapefruits are just divine! I love enjoying healthy salads in the wintertime (it’s cold and flu season, after all!) and this Healthy Winter Citrus Salad just hits the spot!

I also love serving healthy salads like this during the holidays! This salad makes a statement on any holiday table and it’s quick and easy enough to make that it’s definitely not going to add stress to your life. I love making big batches of this salad to take to potlucks and gatherings, and I also make it at home just for my family alongside roast chicken or pork for a weeknight meal.

I serve this salad with a simple homemade maple balsamic dressing that’s easy to make in about 2 minutes. Just combine all the ingredients in a bowl or mason jar, whisk together or shake in the jar, and drizzle it over the salad. It’s that easy!

Looking for more healthy recipes for cold days? Try these Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts, or this Easy Healthy Roasted Vegetable Soup.

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I hope you love this Healthy Winter Citrus Salad as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite way to enjoy citrus fruit? I’d love to know!

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Healthy Winter Citrus Salad

This Healthy Winter Citrus Salad is the perfect holiday side dish! It's packed with bright citrus flavour and served with an easy maple balsamic dressing!

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Christmas, Holiday, North American, Thanksgiving, Winter

Keyword Healthy Winter Citrus Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 164 kcal

Author Chrissie

Ingredients

For the salad:

• 3 small red onions
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups arugula
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 2 oranges peeled and sectioned
• 1 large grapefruit peeled and sectioned
• 1/3 cup whole pecans
• 1/3 cup goat cheese crumbled

For the dressing:

• 3 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 1 pinch black pepper

Instructions

For the salad:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Slice the red onions in quarters (remove the skin) and drizzle with the olive oil.

3. Place cut side up in a small baking dish and roast at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes or until wilted and slightly caramelized.

4. Remove the onions from the oven and set aside.

5. In a large bowl or on a large platter, arrange the arugula, spinach, orange and grapefruit slices (be sure to peel and section the fruit, removing any seeds), the pecans and the goat cheese.

6. Top with the roasted onions.

For the dressing:

1. Whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing (or shake together in a mason jar) and pour over the salad just before serving.

Recipe Notes

If you prefer raw onions in your salad, feel free to skip the roasting steps and include the red onions raw and sliced on the salad instead. Roasting mellows their sharp flavour and causes them to taste sweet, which lends to the sweet flavour of this salad.

To prepare the salad ahead of time, prepare all the components separately and assemble right before serving for best results.

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Winter Citrus Salad

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 164 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 4mg1%

Sodium 157mg7%

Potassium 334mg10%

Carbohydrates 19g6%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 2292IU46%

Vitamin C 39mg47%

Calcium 87mg9%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.