Receta Autumn Fruit Salad with Gingered Kombucha Maple Vinaigrette

An autumn fruit salad that balances paper-thin slices of pears, apples and Fuyu persimmons with tart cranberries and pomegranate arils, all juicy and bright, makes a nice deviation from the heavy, sweet treats of the holiday season.

The salad is still sweet, and still festive, but it provides that lightened up note that is often missing this time a year when tables are filled with heavy winter vegetables like squash, potatoes and beets, roasts and sweets. I love the look of the fruit, layered one a slice against the next on a platter, but you can chop the fruit, too, if you like.

Layer the pears, apples and persimmons on a serving dish, and scatter the pomegranate arils and cranberries over them.

Whisk the kombucha,…