Creamy Crunch Salad with Roasted Pepitas
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From: Ian Seddon's Cookbook
🥘 Ingredients
- shredded cabbage labeled “Creamy Crunch Salad” from 5-6 cup
- Sea
- medium lemons ½
- of Bibb or butterhead lettuce ½ head
- medium or large ripe avocado ½
- best-quality extra virgin olive oil 0.5-1 tbsp
- Roasted Pepitas 0.31 cup
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Storage: This salad is best fresh; only make as much as you can eat. Nutrition boost: Top with diced red/yellow/orange bell pepper, thinly shaved fennel, or chopped snap peas. For more protein, sprinkle on some hemp seeds.
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1Gather: shredded cabbage labeled “Creamy Crunch Salad” from , Sea salt or kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, medium lemons , of Bibb or butterhead lettuce , medium or large ripe avocado , best-quality extra virgin olive oil , Roasted Pepitas .
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2In a large bowl, add the cabbage, a pinch of salt, and 1 tsp lemon juice. Massage with your hands until softened a bit.
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3Chop the lettuce finely, then rinse and dry using a salad spinner. (If you end up with leftover lettuce, wrap it in a few paper towels and store in a ziploc bag in your fridge.)
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4Add the lettuce to the cabbage. Squeeze the avocado flesh into the greens. Add 1 1/2 tsp of olive oil, 2 tsp lemon juice, and a pinch or two of salt and pepper. Massage the mixture with your hands until the avocado coats the greens nicely.
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5Scatter the Roasted Pepitas on top. Taste, adding more olive oil, lemon juice, salt, or pepper as needed.