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Thursday, 4 December 2025

Christmas Wreath Salad ... it's delicious and delightful

Christmas Wreath Salad

Why not get creative in the kitchen and make/prepare this delicious and dare I say delightful (it is) Christmas/Holiday Wreath Salad! With a tiny amount of effort, you will have a wonderfully simple dish that is worthy to be served at any table.

Ingredients
Serves 8
250 grams mixed lettuce leaf
½ small red onion finely sliced
1 cup bocconcini (mini mozzarella)
300 grams cherry tomatoes 
1 cup basil leaves

Dressing Ingredients
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 clove garlic minced

Instructions
1. Mix the salad greens. ½ the basil leaves and the onion in a large bowl. Mix all of the ingredients together for the dressing in a small jar and pour over the salad green mix, retaining a couple of tablespoons to drizzle over the salad.
2. Place the mixed salad greens into a wreath shape on a flat serving dish.
3. Garnish with tomatoes and basil leaves, creating mistletoe like shapes around the wreath. Dot with bocconcini balls. Drizzle with the remaining dressing.

Per Serving
22.7 g fat 9.8 g carbohydrates 5.2 g protein

Recipe Notes
Add or switch the salad ingredients for your favourite salad ingredients, including nuts, cucumber, capsicum/peppers, olives etc.
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~ enjoy your December days ~

Dear reader, you will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.

All the best Jan

39 comments:

Mari said...

This is so cute! A perfect holiday salad. Thank you!

DeniseinVA said...

Thank you for sharing this pretty and festive salad. It is lovely and ideal for any table at this time of the year. All the best, Denise xo

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear Jan, this looks delicious and it is so beautiful, colourful and creative 😀 😊

Tom said...

...this looks festive.

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

So creative and festive. Great idea- thanks

Angie's Recipes said...

Easy, pretty and so festive!

Elkes Lebensglück said...

A wonderful, tasteful and healthy idea.
have a good day, hugs Elke

Stefania said...

L' idea di comporre una bella insalata a forma di ghirlanda è bellissima

aussie aNNie said...

Beautiful Christmas wreath salad, looks amazing

chica said...

Tão linda a apresentação dessa deliciosa salada! beijos, chica

eileeninmd said...

The wreath salad looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a great day!

Margaret D said...

That's something different, looks good.

Alexandra said...

How about that presentation! I will make a mini one for myself!

Bijoux said...

Beautiful!

jabblog said...

That is so pretty. It would (almost) be a shame to disturb it by eating it.

DVArtist said...

This is a fabulous idea! I can see this on a dinner table. So pretty and good for you too. Have a nice day.

Debbie said...

what a beautiful salad....with wonderful ingredients we would love. but goodness, how could you eat that and destroy the beautifulness!!!!

carol l mck said...

Wow! ~Awesome salad for the Holidays ~ hugs,
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CJ Kennedy said...

The salad looks so festive and pretty

Shari Burke said...

What a fun and delicious idea! I love it!

Chatty Crone said...

Looks really good Jan. I am going to try to make a tree out of cheese!

Joyful in His Presence said...

That is absolutely beautiful, Jan. I love everything about it...and it is good to see a healthy recipe this time of year. :)

HappyK said...

What a wonderful holiday salad. It looks so nice. What a clever idea.

Mary Kirkland said...

How cute is that.

Martha said...

So festive!

Christine said...

How lovely

R's Rue said...

This is beautiful.

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Wow, what a beautiful and delicious looking idea!

Carla from The River said...

I love this idea. :-)

Laura. M said...

Una corona riquísima Jan. La haré
Buen diciembre para todos.
Un abrazo.

This N That said...

Love it..Perfect for the season..very pretty

Conniecrafter said...

That would make a great dish to bring to a Christmas party, so neat!

Granny Marigold said...

That salad in a wreath looks so good!!!

The Happy Whisk said...

So festive and fun.

Jeanie said...

I wonder if I can talk an 8 year old boy into helping me make this for Christmas? It's gorgeous and so easy!

Lowcarb team member said...

REPLY TO
Jeanie who said ...
I wonder if I can talk an 8 year old boy into helping me make this for Christmas? It's gorgeous and so easy!

Hello Jeanie
Many thanks for your comment.
The Grands here love to help in the kitchen ... so do give it a try with your 8 year old ... and have fun together :)

All the best Jan

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Oh how pretty! Very Christmassy.

Back2OurSmallCorner said...

A lovely way to display a Winter/Christmas salad.

Teresa said...

Una buena ensalada. Besos.