Welcome to the second week of our 2014 Holiday Progressive Dinner Blog Hop. Today we are sharing salads and I’ve brought this simple but festive Holiday Avocado, Pomegranate Spinach Salad. I also have a GREAT Rachael Ray Cucina Stoneware giveaway for you too!
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The pieces are all crafted from durable stoneware with outstanding solidity and glazed with earthy, rustic color. I love the different colors offered, they are unlike anything else. The pieces blend a relaxed Old World charm with modern functionality which is important in my busy kitchen.
Most pieces in the Rachael Ray Cucina Collection are oven safe up to 250° for up to 30 minutes, making them the perfect pieces for keeping dinner warm in the oven just a little longer. The 12″ Oval Au Gratin I got is oven safe up to 500 degrees and ALL of the stoneware is microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe for convenience. You just really cannot get better than that, and when you look at the great colors and beautiful pieces, you will see why the collection is perfect for any table or event.
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BE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL THE FABULOUS SALAD RECIPES!
Ok, now before we get back to the Holiday Avocado, Pomegranate Spinach Salad, I want to say one last thing. There are six of us participating in this 2014 Holiday Progressive Dinner Blog, and each of us has brought a delicious salad recipe for you today. Be sure and visit everyone and collect the recipes and see what each of them love about Rachael Ray Cucina Stoneware and don’t forget to enter to win your own pieces for this great stoneware at the bottom of the recipe for the Holiday Avocado, Pomegranate Spinach Salad! 
Busy-at-Home: Pear Pistachio and Pomegranate Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette
Adventures in All Things Food: Hearty Holiday Chopped Salad
The Gunny Sack: Strawberry Pecan Pretzel Salad
Daily Dish Recipes: Holiday Avocado, Pomegranate and Spinach Salad
Flour on My Face: Fresh Fruit Pomegranate Salad
Will Cook for Smiles: Pomegranate Goat Cheese Salad
GET THE RECIPE FOR THE HOLIDAY AVOCADO POMEGRANATE SPINACH SALAD:
This salad is so ridiculously easy to throw together, yet the presentation is gorgeous and looks beautiful on a holiday table. You can hardly call this a recipe and certainly anyone can throw it together. It required very little measuring on my part. We literally just kinda tossed in all the ingredients, arranged them on the platter and were quite pleased by exactly how beautiful it turned out. For you, dear reader, I added some measurements, but please, please be risky and daring and add or subtract what you love or don’t love.
Holiday Avocado, Pomegranate Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 2 bunches flat leaf spinach, stems trimmed, well washed and dried
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 2 avocados, sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
- cranberries or cranberry sauce, optional
Instructions
- Toss spinach, sliced almonds, feta cheese and pomegranate arils. Transfer to a serving platter.
- Sliced avocado and toss with slices with lemon juice, drain.
- Add sliced avocado to the top of the salad.
- Serve immediately.
- *For just a bit more tartness and flavor, I added some leftover cranberries we had from a sauce we made. (optional)
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Pam
Love!! The salad looks amazing – all of my faves!
Nicole Cook
Thank you sweet lady! It was pretty delicious. Where the heck have you been hiding? We need to catch up! xoxo
Pam
oh, btw…I’d pick this piece. Gorgeous! http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3.5-Quart-Oval-Casserole-Blue-58325.html
Aleks Nearing
Beautiful color on this dish!
Mona
I would get the oval au gratin
Kristen
I’d choose the 3.5-Quart Oval Casserole, Agave Blue.
Heather Hayes Panjon
I Would Choose The 3.5-Quart Oval Casserole, Agave Blue- http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3.5-Quart-Oval-Casserole-Blue-58325.html
Jessica Jaynes
I would choose the 16 piece dinnerware set
Kathy McCrae
12-Inch Oval Serving Bowl, Agave Blue is a product I am in need of, and would use often.
http://shop.potsandpans.com/Dinnerware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-12-Inch-Oval-Serving-Bowl-Blue-57408.html
Itzia
I would get the three piece round casserole and lid set: http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3-Piece-Round-Casserole-and-Lid-Set-Blue-58314.html
tammigirl
The 3.5-Quart Oval Casserole, Agave Blue is beautiful! I would choose it first.
Stephanie K
the 3 piece baker set
Hezzi-D
Agave Blue Casserole set: http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3-Piece-Round-Casserole-and-Lid-Set-Blue-58314.html
Aleksandra Nearing
I really like the 12-Ounce Oval Au Gratin, Agave Blue dish. Such a bright color and lovely shape! It is hard to pick just one!
betty n
The first thing I would pick is the 2-Ounce Oval Au Gratin in Cranberry Red http://shop.potsandpans.com/Cookware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-12-Ounce-Oval-Au-Gratin-Red-57437.html
Alicia
You are right hard to choose! 🙂 3-Piece Round Casserole & Lid Set, Agave Blue http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3-Piece-Round-Casserole-and-Lid-Set-Blue-58314.html
Nicole Cook
So hard to choose Alicia!! Good luck!
Elizabeth @ Eating Local in the Lou
Truly, Id be happy with any of the pieces, but if I had to choose I would pick this one: http://shop.potsandpans.com/Bakeware/Rachael-Ray-Cucina-3-Piece-Round-Casserole-and-Lid-Set-Blue-58314.html