Spinach, Pomegranate & Feta Salad with Chicken

If my husband had his way, we'd be grilling steak several times a week and serving those steaks with a side of potatoes.  He's totally a meat and potatoes sort of guy.

If you've followed my blog at all, you know quite well that I don't cook red meat very often.  Chicken recipes outnumber steak recipes, 43-6.

A teensy bit lopsided, for sure.

I don't think he shares my affinity for salads, but I sure am grateful that he doesn't complain;  better yet, he really LIKED this salad! Caitie and I liked it so much, I figured that I better blog about it so that I'll remember the combo of ingredients that I used.

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• "Seven Nation Army"...The White Stripes
• "All Apologies"...Nirvana
• "Re-Education"...Rise Against
• "What I Got"...Sublime
• "Brain Stew"...Green Day
• "Bulletproof Heart"...My Chemical Romance"
• "Level"...The Raconteurs

Spinach, Pomegranate & Feta Salad with Chicken (serves 2-4)

Printable Recipe

Salad ingredients:

• 6 cups baby spinach
• 1 pomegranate, seeded
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 8 oz cooked chicken, sliced

Dressing ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• salt and pepper, to taste

Gather your ingredients.

There's really not much prep to this recipe--remove the seeds from the pomegranate, zest the lemon, slice your chicken and chop the chives.  Mix up the dressing and then throw it all together!

This is how I remove the seeds from a pomegranate: first, using a sharp knife, score around the outer shell.

Pry the pomegranate open along the score lines.  Hold each half over a bowl (seed side-down), and bang the sides of the pomegranate half with a wooden spoon.  

Most of the seeds will fall into the bowl.  There will be some left inside. I use my fingers to pull the remaining seeds out, but if anyone has any suggestions for easier methods to de-seed a pomegranate I'd love to hear about it!

Whisk all of the dressing ingredients in a small bowl until combined.

Place the spinach, feta and pomegranate seeds into a large bowl.

Drizzle with the dressing.  Toss to combine.

Place heaping servings into individual bowls. Top with sliced chicken and sprinkle with chives.

Enjoy.