This is my last salad recipe for the season, as I am inspired to turn towards sharing more soups and skillet meals to warm your body and heart, but this hearty late fall salad may be just right for your Thanksgiving table or your mid-week refuel.
Both the kale and Brussels in this recipe are hearty greens packed with some of natures most star nutrients.
And who doesn't love a pop of pomegranate!
Shall we talk about Persephone and the pomegranate?
Pomegranate is the fruit that is depicted in the ancient Greek myth of Persephone and her abduction with God of the underworld, Hades, where he kept her in the underworld all winter long (a metaphor for the darkness of the winter months).
By eating a few pomegranate seeds, Persephone was tricked into committing herself to Hades—the pomegranate being a symbol of the indissolubility of marriage. In the myth, Persephone’s visit from the underworld is marked by the end of winter and the arrival of spring.
Today, pomegranate is especially known for its antioxidant rich nutrient profile. Pomegranate has a high level of the flavanoid, known as anthocyanin (the anti-oxidant responsible for the dark red color in foods such as raspberries, black berries, red cabbage and red onion. Studies show anthocyanin promotes anti-inflammatory benefits as well as a healing impact on health issues such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and liver function.
