Pomegranate & Date Salad

This gorgeous, glorious salad is bursting with tastes and textures. Pomegranate pearls and fresh dates mixed with baby spinach, Italian dressing and feta crumbs. This is my version of a salad I ABSOLUTELY LOVE  in a local cafe here in Dubai. I recently had it again with a dear friend and she enjoyed it as much. We literally dissected the salad and decided to try and make it at home. Come the next day, and she sends me a box of fresh dates; hmmm hint much? ;) Obviously I then had to make it; ahhh the pressure 😉 .Although, give me anything with pomegranate and I am sold!! 

If I had to be a fruit, I’d be a pomegranate. What a beauty! Exotic and elegant, sweet and mysterious, with layers of treasures hidden inside for those who dare to venture, wrapped in protective layers of soft golden skin. Yes, I’d definitely be a pomegranate. Which I am sure is obvious by  now as I end up putting it in a lot of my dishes.   

Pomegranates are rich with antioxidants and vitamins and their juice has become a popular health food.

1 box of baby spinach  
1/2 cup pitted sliced any fresh dates
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup of crumbled greek feta
 

DRESSING:

Olive oil

salt & pepper

balsamic vinegar

Combine all the ingredients. Drizzle the dressing. Toss and serve. Serves 4.