Easy Christmas Salad Recipe

A fun and festive Christmas Salad that looks as good as it tastes. This Christmas wreath salad is always memorable and is quick and easy to make! Perfect to serve as a holiday appetizer or as a side dish.

‘Tis the season to be festive! I started my career in college working part-time during the holidays at a catering company whose philosophy was that food should always look as good as it tastes.

I couldn’t agree more. It’s fun to make a festive dish or two and this Christmas Salad wows every time and requires very minimal time and effort!

If you love a salad that serves as beautifully as it tastes, don’t skip this incredible Handheld Endive Salad! It’s amazing as an appetizer or a side dish.

Christmas Salad Wreath Ingredients

This salad requires just a few ingredients

• Spinach
• Dried Cranberries
• Walnuts
• Goat cheese

For the vinaigrette:

• Raspberry vinegar
• Olive oil
• Sugar
• Dijon mustard

How to Make This Christmas Salad

It’s so simple – first, decide if you want to toss it in dressing or serve dressing in a bowl in the center of your wreath salad.

1. Toss your greens with cranberries and nuts. Shape into a wreath on your platter. You can use a bowl, jar or sour cream container to help you shape if you prefer.
2. Top with cranberries.
3. Top with nuts.
4. Roll goat cheese into small balls and add to your wreath.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Variations

I make this Cranberry and Walnut Christmas Salad with a raspberry vinaigrette, but you can make it with a white wine vinaigrette, red wine vinaigrette or balsamic vinaigrette as well.

What Do You Serve The Salad In?

A festive Christmas wreath salad is best served on a round platter, large plates, or a chip and dip bowl. Anything with a little lip is idea to hold the spinach in. If you don’t have one, here are a few options that can be shipped and received within 2 days!

• wood tray
• white round platter (large)
• white round tray (small)

An Easy Side Salad That’s Perfect For Christmas

This Christmas Salad comes together quickly – in less than 10 minutes from start to finish and feeds a crowd of 10-12. You’ll never dread being asked to bring a salad to Christmas again! You can make the salad ahead of time and keep it covered in the fridge, then add the dressing just before serving.

A Simple Salad Topped With Cranberries and Nuts

Cranberries and nuts are a some of my favorite ingredients to integrate into Christmas dishes. Paired with balls of goat cheese, spinach leaves and a delicious raspberry vinaigrette, in the shape of a wreath, this Christmas Salad is one to remember.

You can even sweeten it up by making candied walnuts!

Tips

• You can make the vinaigrette ahead of time and keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge for several days, just shake before use.
• You can make the salad ahead of time and drizzle the vinaigrette over it just before serving.
• Use the freshest and best quality ingredients you can, preferably organic.