Serious Eats
Serious Salads: Baby Spinach Salad with Pears, Red Onions, Cranberries, and Toasted Hazelnuts

Tender greens, juicy pears, crimson cranberries, and toasted hazelnuts make a festive salad to start all those special holiday meals. Be sure to soak the onions in cold water as directed—it takes away the unpleasant raw onion taste.
About the author: Jennifer Segal is the chef behind the popular food blog, Once Upon a Chef.