Spinach Pepita Salad Recipes

SPINACH-PEPITA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons each lime juice and olive oil with 2 teaspoons honey in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add one 5-ounce bag baby spinach, 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco, 4 thinly sliced radishes and 1/4 cup toasted pepitas; season with salt and pepper and toss.

PUMPKIN SEED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, toast seeds over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add sugar and seasonings. Continue to cook and stir until sugar melts, about 4 minutes. Spread mixture on waxed paper to cool., In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients until smooth. In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, cranberries, cheese and pumpkin seeds. Serve with dressing.

EASY APPLE SPINACH SALAD WITH AN APPLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• To make the salad: place the spinach in the bottom of a serving dish.
• Chop the apples into bite-sized pieces and place on top of spinach.
• Add pepitas and other nuts as you like. Add optional ingredients.
• To make the dressing: Add all of the ingredients to a pint Mason jar, add the lid, and shake well to combine. Adjust to meet your taste.
• Add a few tablespoons of the dressing to the salad and toss to combine. Serve the salad with additional dressing on the side so that people can add more as they like during the meal.

WATERMELON FETA SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Mound the baby spinach onto individual plates and top with the watermelon, red onion, feta cheese, and chopped basil. Or you can toss them altogether in a large serving bowl.
• Drizzle with the olive oil of your choice and reduced balsamic vinegar. You can also use regular balsamic but the flavor won't be quite as rich.
• Sprinkle each plate with a small amount of the finishing salt.
• Serve immediately.
• If you're using one serving bowl, toss the salad before serving with a sprinkling of the finishing salt thrown in.

AUTUMN APPLE PEPITA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Toss pepitas with 1 teaspoon olive oil in a bowl; spread onto a baking sheet.
• Toast in the preheated oven until pepitas start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Combine 1/3 cup olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, mayonnaise, shallot, and black pepper together in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Screw on lid tightly and shake dressing vigorously.
• Toss the toasted pepitas, dressing, romaine lettuce, spinach, apple chips, cranberries, and bleu cheese together in a large bowl.

GRAPEFRUIT AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a big bowl, mix olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey.
• Add grapefruit supremes, walnuts, cranberries and baby spinach leaves.
• And grab a fork and begin to eat ;).

BABY SPINACH, AVOCADO, AND PUMPKIN SEED SALAD

Steps:

• Put the spinach leaves and pumpkin seeds into a large salad bowl.
• Halve the avocados and then remove the stones. Spoon out the flesh over the salad leaves and pumpkin seeds.
• Mix the olive oil, lime juice and zest in a small bowl. Add the salt and whisk to emulsify.
• Pour the dressing over the salad, and then gently toss everything together using your hands. Take care not to mush the avocado pieces.