Let’s face it, Thanksgiving is really orange. It’s the color of seasonal squash, the golden hue of the turkey, and all those sweet potatoes. The Thanksgiving table is filled with orange food, pale food, and pale green food, with lonely old cranberry sauce left to represent the rest of the color spectrum. But this year, we’re going to have a big, bright, jewel-toned salad too. A salad filled with healthy greens and fruit.
Hello pomegranate and persimmon, nice to meet you. You see, I am averse to trying new foods. It stems from my laundry list of food allergies (nuts, legumes, rhubarb, eggplant…you get the idea), and I just never think to try new things. A few weeks ago I saw this lovely kale salad over at The Year in Food and it got me thinking that I should try persimmons, and while I was at it pomegranates too.
So, dear reader, I offer you this lovely salad just in time to brighten your Thanksgiving table. [Read more…]