Best Salad Greens With Pepita Dressing Recipes

SALAD GREENS WITH PEPITA DRESSING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add greens, tearing larger leaves into pieces. Drizzle with 2 to 3 tablespoons Pepita Dressing and gently toss with your hands to coat. (Using tongs may damage the leaves.) Dollop 1 tablespoon dressing on the bottom of a serving bowl, then arrange tossed salad on top. If desired, garnish with more pepitas before serving.
• In a food processor, add pepitas, parsley leaves, garlic, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and serrano pepper. Blend to a smooth and homogeneous consistency, about 20 seconds, stopping to scrape down the bowl halfway through. Season to taste with more salt as needed. Makes about 1 cup. (Store excess dressing in a lidded container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.)

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.

EL TORITO CILANTRO AND PEPITA SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place all dressing ingredients except cilantro, mayonnaise and water in a blender of food processor.
• Blend approximately 10 seconds, and then add cilantro little by little until blended smooth.
• Depending on size of blender, it may be necessary to do in batches.
• Place mayonnaise and water in a large stainless steel bowl, and mix with a wire whip until smooth.
• Add the blended ingredients to the mayonnaise mixture, and mix thoroughly.
• Place in an airtight container and refrigerate.
• Will keep for three days.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH PEPITA CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Place beets on foil-covered baking sheet. Bake 1 hour or until tender; cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, cook pepitas in skillet on medium heat 3 min. or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add sugar; cook on high heat 4 min. or until sugar melts and coats pepitas, stirring constantly with wooden spoon. Immediately spread onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; separate lightly with fork. Cool completely.
• Blend dressing and half the pepitas in blender until smooth. Peel beets, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges; place in large bowl. Add dressing mixture, remaining pepitas and all remaining ingredients; mix lightly.