Smoky Green Salad With Creamy Almond Dressing
Smoky Green Salad With Creamy Almond Dressing
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
This recipe makes 8 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 176176 cal |
| pro | 8 g8g pro |
| total fat | 14 g14g total fat |
| sat. fat | 4 g4g sat. fat |
| carb | 7 g7g carb |
| fibre | 1 g1g fibre |
| chol | 20 mg20mg chol |
| sodium | 219 mg219mg sodium |
| potassium | 387 mg387mg potassium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 1414 calcium |
| iron | 1414 iron |
| vit A | 5353 vit A |
| vit C | 1313 vit C |
| folate | 3131 folate |
If you don't have pumpkin seeds, substitute your favourite kind of nut or seed. Toast pumpkin seeds in dry skillet over medium heat until golden. (This method works for any seed.)
Ingredients
- 4 slices double-smoked bacon 4 slices double-smoked bacon or bacon
- 1 head red leaf lettuce , torn1 head red leaf lettuce, torn
- 6 cups ightly packed spinach leaves 6 cups ightly packed spinach leaves
- 4 oz smoked Gouda cheese , cubed4 oz smoked gouda cheese, cubed
- 2 cups thinly sliced cremini mushrooms 2 cups thinly sliced cremini mushrooms
- 3 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds 3 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
- Creamy Almond Dressing:
- 3 tbsp almond butter 3 tbsp almond butter
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar 2 tbsp sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp light-tasting olive oil 2 tbsp light-tasting olive oil or vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp water 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp liquid honey 1 tbsp liquid honey
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch salt 1 pinch salt
Preparation
In large bowl, combine leaf lettuce, spinach, Gouda cheese, mushrooms and pumpkin seeds.
Creamy Almond Dressing: Whisk together almond butter, vinegar, oil, water, honey, paprika, pepper and salt until smooth. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Crumble bacon over top.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2011
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