Fall salad at Localis

In chef Chris Barnum’s light yet satisfying seasonal salad, juicy, sweet-tart pear slices and pomegranate seeds offset peppery wild arugula. Creamy, tangy bleu cheese crumbles and fried parsnip strings help solidify things before an apple-maple vinaigrette confirms autumn is here and winter is on its way. But do not wait too far into fall to try this particular combination of ingredients: the local- and seasonal-insistent Barnum keeps his fixings up to the minute.

$13, Localis (2031 S St., Sacramento), 916-737-7699, www.localissacramento.com

Carla Meyer

This story was originally published October 21, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Fall salad at Localis."