Apple & Watercress Salad With Honey Vinaigrette

• 4 cups Baby Spinach or 4 cups mesclun
• 1 cup watercress
• 12 small red onion, very thinly sliced
• 2 small apples, cored and thinly sliced
• 12 cup pomegranate seeds or 1 cup seedless grapes, halved
• 34 cup salad oil (preferably grapeseed oil)
• 13 cup sherry wine vinegar (or cider vinegar)
• 3 tablespoons honey (wildflower is great!)
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely shredded
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 18 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• fresh edible flower (optional)

1. Combine the baby spinach or mesclun, watercress and onion in a medium salad bowl.
2. Toss with about 1/8 Honey Vinaigrette to coat(recipe follows).
3. Top with apples and pomegranate seeds and/or grapes.
4. Drizzle with about 1/8 cup additional vinaigrette.
5. If desired, sprinkle with finely chopped edible flower petals, such as marigolds and nasturtiums.
6. Pass the remaining vinaigrette.
7. Makes 4 to 5 servings.
8. Enjoy!
9. Honey Vinaigrette:.
10. In a small bowl, whisk together the 3/4 cup salad oil, 1/3 cup vinegar, honey, lemn peel, salt, and nutmeg.
11. Note:.
12. This may be prepared and chilled up to 2 days ahead.
13. Bring it to room temperature and whisk before using.
14. You may wash the dry salad greens up to 2 days ahead; chill in storage bags.
15. Up to 2 days ahead, you may remove the pomegranate seeds from membrane by submerging quartered fruit in water; use your fingers to loosen seeds.
16. Dreain seeds, dry on papaer towels, and chill in a small storage bag.

watercress, red onion, apples, pomegranate seeds, salad oil, sherry wine vinegar, honey, lemon peel, salt, ground nutmeg, edible flower

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-watercress-salad-with-honey-vinaigrette-157674 (may not work)