This salad is rich with healthy fats that are essential for normal heart, brain, cell, lung, nerve, eye and digestive functions. Healthy fats also feed your skin to make it smooth and give it a healthy glow.
Tangy Pumpkin Seed Salad
Yield: 8 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp / 2.5 ml sea salt
2 Tbsp / 30 ml fresh lemon juice
1 tsp / 5 ml Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup / 120 ml best-quality olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
10 cups of the lettuce of your choice
1/3 cup / 90 ml toasted pumpkin seeds
Preparation:
1. Rinse lettuce of your choice under cold water and set aside in a bowl.
2. In a small bowl, add minced garlic and salt.
3. Whisk lemon and Worcestershire sauce into the garlic.
4. Continue to whisk the dressing while slowly pouring the olive oil in a steady stream. Whisk until smooth.
5. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.
6. Add pumpkin seeds to the lettuce then pour the dressing over top.
7. Toss the lettuce to coat with dressing and serve.