Quick Fresh Persimmons Salad Recipe

This persimmon salad recipe is wonderful for the holiday season — or really, any time of the year! Fresh and bright persimmon slices are tossed with roasted sweet potato, dried cranberries, creamy goat cheese, mixed greens, and a maple vinaigrette. A quick to make salad, it takes just 30 minutes to prepare.

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Why You’ll Love This Persimmon Salad Recipe

This persimmon salad recipe is great for any time of the year, but its bright vibrant color is perfect for your holiday table! The bright orange slices of sweet persimmon pairs so well with the dried cranberry and creamy goat cheese. It’s a guaranteed family favorite!

Looking for more holiday recipes? This persimmons salad recipe would go so well with my roast beef crostini or caramelized onion dip!

The Best Persimmon Salad Recipe

Salad is a dish that you can eat all year round, but persimmons are most common in the fall. Persimmons are delicious on their own, but when they are mixed with other ingredients in a salad recipe, they become something even more special. This tasty salad recipe has simple fresh ingredients and can be modified to your liking. Give it a try!

What Type of Persimmons should I buy?

Persimmons is an edible berry that grows on a variety of trees in the genus Diospyros. Persimmon fruit matures late in the fall and can stay on the tree until winter months. The two main types of persimmons you’ll find in the grocery store in the United States are the fuyu and hachiya persimmons. There are Persimmons can be eaten fresh or they can be dried, and persimmon salad recipes are very popular. Most persimmons have a red color when ripe on the outside but all persimmons will eventually turn from green to orange as they get more mature. They look like tomatoes before ripening on the inside with large seeds in them. Fuyu persimmons are best for salads!

What do persimmons taste like?

Persimmons can be very sweet or they can have an astringent flavor if not ripe enough before eating raw. The persimmons’ sweetness is a great addition to salads since persimmon salad recipes can have tart, sweet or spicy flavors depending on the recipe you use. Persimmons are also very high in fiber and vitamin A, which means that persimmon salad recipes are good for your diet too! Persimmons are a great addition to your favorite winter salads!

How to cut Persimmons for a salad

The best way to cut a persimmons for a salad is what’s called the star method. Simply hold the persimmons on its side and cut across it. When you slice it this way, you’ll see the beautiful star shape in the middle of the slice. At this point, I like to slice it in half again, but you may leave it whole for beautiful presentation.

Equipment Needed to Make This Persimmon Salad Recipe

• Measuring Cups (1/2 and 1/4)
• Measuring Spoons (tablespoon, 1/2 tsp, 1/4/ tsp)
• Knife
• Cutting board
• Large serving bowl
• Small bowl
• Cookie sheet

Key Ingredients for this Recipe

Lettuce

For this fresh persimmons salad recipe, I used a combination of green butter lettuce, baby spinach and red leaf lettuce. You may choose whichever combination of greens you like.

Fresh Persimmons

When choosing persimmons at the grocery store, pick ones that are bright orange without too much black staining. A little bit of black staining is fine, but don’t pick one that has large dark black spots – the black will be on the inside as well. These are fine to eat, but don’t present well. To get the best flavor from your persimmons, leave them at room temperature for 5 days before eating.

Sweet potato

The sweet potato is cubed and roasted at 400 degrees for 15 minutes prior to adding to this salad

Goat Cheese

The mild, earthy, buttery but tart flavor adds a beautiful layer to this salad and a pop of white color!

Dried Cranberries

Dried cranberries add vitamin C, E and K and a chewy, tart element to the bowl! These can usually be found in the dried fruit aisle or the produce section of your grocery store.

Pepitas

This little superfood packs heart-healthy fats and 9 grams of protein while adding a lovely crunch to this fresh persimmons salad.

Apple

Apples add a deliciously juicy component to any salad! Choose a nice crunchy apple that doesn’t brown too quickly when sliced or chopped, such as Honeycrisp, Fuji, Pink Lady, Piñata^®, Jazz, or Envy. Slice them thin and place them in groups of 2 or 3 in fan shape for a beautiful presentation.

Other Ingredients

1 tablespoon whole-grain Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Step by Step Instructions to make this Fresh Persimmions Salad recipe

Step 1. First, cut sweet potato into 1/2″ pieces, toss with olive oil and salt and pepper, and roast on a baking sheet at 400 for 20 minutes

Step 2. Next remove from the sweet potato from the oven and let cool slightly

Step 3. Make the dressing by whisking together apple cier vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, olive oil, salt and black pepper in a small bowl

Step 4. After that, slice stem ends off of persimmons and slice the rest of the berry into 1/4″ slices

Step 4. Toss greens, goat cheese, pepitas, and cranberries in a large serving bowl. 

Step 5. Next, place slices of persimmon and apples on top. 

Step 6. Finally, drizzle with dressing and serve.

Additional Recipes to Try

Round out your meal with these delicious main dishes this holiday!

Duck breast with blackberry sauce–  This juicy pan-seared duck breast with blackberry sauce is a deliciously stunning dish your guests will love!

Stuffed leg of lamb– lamb is marinated in a delicious blend of spices and stuffed with feta and spinach for a show-stopping main course!

Sous vide steak – learn how to get perfectly cooked steak every time with this method! Perfect for a restaurant quality dinner right at home!

What else goes great with persimmons?

Cranberries, pomegranate seeds or pomegranate arils, red onions, oranges, apples, balsamic vinegar, radicchio leaves, feta cheese and nuts are some great accompaniments to persimmon salad recipes. There are also persimmon dessert recipes that include persimmons with chocolate for more of a sweet treat! Persimmons can be used in so many dishes because they have such an interesting flavor and texture.

Best Way to Store This Persimmon Salad Recipe

Store persimmon salad undressed in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

How Long Will This Persimmon Salad Last in the Refrigerator?

This persimmon salad will last, undressed, in the refrigerator for up to three days in an airtight container.

Other Persimmon Recipes You’ll Love

Pork Roast with Warm Persimmons Sauce

Why not walk on the wild side and serve your traditional pork roast with exotic persimmon sauce?

Vegan Chocolate Persimmons Pudding

An indulgent, yet very healthy persimmon chocolate vegan pudding using persimmon pulp, cocao powder and a dash of vanilla. An easy healthy vegan dessert recipe the whole family will love.

Fuyu Persimmon Prosciutto Appetizers with Ricotta and Blackberries

My Easy Fuyu Persimmon Prosciutto Appetizers with Ricotta and Blackberries might look super fancy, but come together in just minutes. Perfect for a holiday party or for a special date night at home.

Persimmons Jam

This simple persimmon jam uses no additional sugar or pectin! It’s an easy, winter treat perfect for spreading on toast and dolloping in yogurt or oatmeal. No canning necessary and makes a great edible holiday gift as well!

The persimmon salad recipe is a great way to get in some healthy, refreshing food. And if you’re feeling adventurous next time you want to make this dish, try adding different ingredients to your salad.

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