Packed with flavor and crunch, this pickle salad is so easy to make. This versatile salad recipe can be made ahead and served at potlucks, picnics, and even holiday get-togethers.
Ingredients
For the pickle salad
- 3 celery stalks
- 3 small dill pickles
- 1 small cucumber or half a large cucumber
- 1/3 cup almonds
- 2 tbsp. pomegranate arils
- 2 tbsp. dried cranberries
Instructions
- Rinse the celery and cucumber well in cold water.
- Drain the pickles as we won't be using any pickle juice in this recipe.
- After that, chop the celery, cucumber, and dill pickles into bite sized pieces and add them to a large bowl.
- To the bowl, also add pomegranate arils, dried cranberries, and almonds.
- The ingredients for the lemon za'atar vinaigrette:: the za'atar, lemon juice, vinegar, and olive oil, can be added to another small bowl and stirred well. Then, pour over the pickle salad.
- Season with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Use some tongs to give the ingredients and vinaigrette a good toss, and enjoy!
Notes
- Chop the celery, cucumber, and dill pickles into bite-sized pieces or smaller. The smaller they are, the more of each can make it onto each spoonful, resulting in a delicious flavor explosion in each bite!
- This pickle salad can be made 2 to 3 days ahead of when it needs to be served. However, when making it ahead, leave out the almonds and salt. Add these just before the salad is to be served. The reason is that the salt can increase the liquid output of the ingredients in this salad, and all that liquid would soften the almonds, so they won't be as crunchy.
- While most pickles are gluten-free, if you are following a strict gluten-free diet, make sure to use pickles that are made without malt vinegar.
- Make sure to check out the fun serving idea for this recipe in the blog post on SavorySpin.com.
Nutrition
Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 266mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
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