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Holiday appetizers don’t get a whole lot easier than these Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Cups. Endive salad cups filled with crisp pear slices, walnuts, sweet pomegranate seeds and a blue cheese dressing. Perfect for you next holiday party or to enjoy as a pre dinner appetizer.

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Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Salad Cups

These little salad cups are just perfect for entertaining this time of year.  I just made them as a try out for later in the week.  Normally I am a bit more organized, but this year I am still finalizing the food.  Anyway, they are a success and I think they will be served later in the week.  Refreshing nibbles are just as welcomed as hot and lavish ones.  These would also make for a great before dinner nibble for any Christmas dinner you may be planning this year.

This really is a lovely fresh appetizer.  Not only is it pretty and festive, it’s tasty and super quick to put together.  I honestly have not done much with pomegranates over the years because I have always found them quite intimidating and didn’t really know what to do with them.  Well, there is so many uses for pomegranates when I started digging a bit further.

Blue Cheese and pomegranate salad cups on a white plate
Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Salad Cups

This particular combination worked really well.  There was tart from the berries, sweet from the pears, crunch from the walnuts and creaminess from the blue cheese topping.  Just a total winner of an appetizer.  Next time you are planning a party, keep these in mind for a touch of grownup-ness! 

Tips For the Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Salad Cups

  • You can do all the prep work before hand for this easy appetizer. If cutting pears before serving, store them in water in a container in the fridge. This will stop them from browning.
  • You can prepare the pomegranate seeds up to two days before.
  • The blue cheese dressing can be made the day before.
  • Don’t put them together until just before serving as the leaves will wilt.
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Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Salad Cups

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Blue Cheese & Pomengranate Salad Cups

Holiday appetizers don't get a whole lot easier than these Blue Cheese and Pomegranate Cups. Endive salad cups filled with crisp apple slices, walnuts, sweet pomegranae seeds and a blue cheese dressing. Perfect for you next holiday party or to enjoy as a pre dinner appetizer.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: blue cheese
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 12 Endive salad leaves
  • 1 whole Pomegranate cut open and pearls removed
  • 1 small pear quartered length ways and then sliced (skin on)
  • 1/4 Cup walnuts roughly chopped

For the dressing

  • 1/4 Cup mayonnaise
  • 3 Tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • Sea salt
  • 1/4 Cup blue cheese crumbled

Instructions

  • Make the dressing by combining the mayonnaise, Greek yoghurt, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir well and add in crumbled cheese. Give another stir and set aside.
  • Arrange the endive leaves on a plate. Fill each cup with pear slices, pomegranate pearls, walnuts and top with a small spoon of the blue cheese dressing. These can be refrigerated up to 2 hours before serving.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Nutrition Facts
Blue Cheese & Pomengranate Salad Cups
Amount Per Serving (1 Endive Cup)
Calories 68 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 4mg1%
Sodium 71mg3%
Potassium 40mg1%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 28IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 23mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

By on December 14th, 2015
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