Writer's Note: Finding fresh vegetables in Berlin is a bit of a challenge. Somehow Germans seem to subsist solely on bread, cheese and sausage for nine months out of the year. On occasion, however, in Turkish markets and upscale grocery stores, you can at least scrounge together a few elements for a nice winter salad. Tangy green apples with sweet dried cranberries and tart pomegranate syrup work really well together. You can easily make the dressing without the syrup, but you'll miss out on the awesome double tartness of the fresh pomegranate and the syrup. Kind of like I am missing out on the awesome variety of vegetables available anywhere else in the civilized world. Ingredients:
2-3 endives, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
1 large bunch mâche (field salad) or watercress, washed and dried
1 cup pomegranate seeds
1-2 green apples, diced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
sunflower or pumpkin (or other) seeds
For dressing:
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. dried mint
1/2 tsp. salt
pinch of sugar
3 tbsp. pomegranate syrup
Directions:
Emulsify the dressing ingredients with an immersion blender and drizzle over the salad ingredients.
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