With its crisp textures and contrasting sweet and sour flavors, this vibrant winter rainbow salad will be sure to add the beauty of color to your day while making sure you are getting your daily dose of essential vitamins and disease-fighting antioxidants, especially important during these cold months.

Eat The Rainbow Winter Salad

For the salad

rainbow chard stems and greens, chopped1/4 cup pomegranate seeds1/4 cup pineapple, diced1/4 cup carrot, choppedhandful of strawberries, halved

For the dressing

1 lemon1 orangeolive oilsalt + pepper

Preparation

1. Wash and prepare fruit and vegetables.

2. In a big bowl, line the base of the dish with a bed of chard greens. Top the salad with pomegranate seeds, diced pineapple, chopped carrots, rainbow chard stems and strawberries.

3. In a separate bowl or mason jar, add the juice of 1 lemon, 1 orange, olive oil, salt and ground pepper. Mix well and season as desired. Serve chilled and enjoy!

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A South African blogger based in New York City, Leanne Wei is passionate about food, health and sustainability. She is the creator of Honey & Velvet, an organic food and lifestyle blog dedicated to simple, colourful plant-based cooking, creative projects and appreciating the beauty of the world that surrounds us. Connect with Leanne on Instagram and Facebook.

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