Spinach and pomegranate salad with peanut dressing

This leafy salad was very refreshing and adding pomegranate gave a nice flavor. This was very eye appealing too.

Lets start making the salad


Ingredients

Spinach 1 cup
Pomegranate 1/2 cup
Tomato 1 (without seeds)
Sun dried tomatoes  5
Cranberry 1 tbsp
Cheese 1/4 cup (optional)  ( I used amul but you can use Feta or any other you like)

Dressing

Peanut 1/4 cup
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp
Ginger juice 1 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Brown Sugar 2 tsp
Black pepper 1/2 tsp
Water add as needed

Method

1.  Use a pair of scissors to cut off the spinach roots. Most of the soil and grit comes from the roots. so remove them and wash well.
2. Pat dry and chop the spinach. Keep aside
3. Cut the tomatoes in halves , remove the seeds
4 . Use a small medium bowl to discard the pomegranate skin and the small bowl to hold the pomegranate seeds
5. Cut the sun dried tomatoes into small pieces
6. In a bowl toss the spinach, tomato, pomegranate, sun dried tomatoes and cranberry and keep aside

Dressing

 1. Roast the peanuts and keep aside
 2. Blend all the dressing ingredients together and add water as needed
 3. Pour the dressing over the salad and sprinkle cheese