As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I love filling my table with dishes that are not only delicious but also rich with meaning. This vibrant Harvest Salad brings together symbolic ingredients apples dipped in honey for sweetness, carrots for growth and abundance, and pomegranate seeds for countless blessings all tossed with fresh greens and a simple honey-mustard vinaigrette. It’s colorful, crisp, and the perfect way to welcome a sweet and abundant new year.
Rosh Hashanah Harvest Salad
This vibrant Rosh Hashanah salad combines crisp apples, sweet carrots, ruby-red pomegranate arils, kale, and crunchy cabbage, all tossed with fragrant mint and zesty red onion. Drizzled generously with honey, it’s a fresh and festive dish symbolizing sweetness and abundance for the new year.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar plus 1 tablespoon
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 apple sliced thin
- 2 cups kale cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 2 cups green cabbage shredded
- 2 cups red cabbage shredded
- 1 cup large carrot julienned
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup mint leaves chiffonade
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
Instructions
- In a small jar, combine ½ cup of olive oil, ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey and salt in a jar. Shake well to emulsify the dressing.
- In a large mixing bowl, place the apple slices and drizzle with additional tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and coat easy slice. This will stop the apple from oxidizing and turning brown.
- In the same bowl, add kale, green cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, red onion, mint and pomegranate arils. Right before serving, pour dressing mixture over the vegetables, carefully folding everything together.
I made this for Rosh Hashanah and it was both gorgeous and delicious.