Sweet Pumpkin Salad with Toasted Almonds
Pumpkin mixture*
1 cup boiled pumpkin (fresh or canned) diced*
4 tbsp brown sugar
1 cup apple cider vinegar
Salad
1 head romaine lettuce
1 head iceberg lettuce
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 small onion, diced
Dressing
� cup apple cider vinegar mixture, reserved
1 tbsp grated orange rind
1 tsp cinnamon
� tsp allspice
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Pinch of salt to taste
Garnish
� cup sliced, toasted almonds
*The day before: Mix together brown sugar and one cup of apple cider
vinegar. Let diced, cooked pumpkin sit overnight in the cider
mixture in a deep bowl.
Drain pumpkin mixture, save the liquid. Toss together salad
ingredients in a large bowl, adding diced pumpkin. Set aside
In a large jar, mix together � cup of the reserved cider mixture,
plus the remaining ingredients of the salad dressing. Close the jar
lid tightly and shake for approximately two minutes, or until
consistency is uniform.
Toss the salad with the dressing, and place in a medium sized hollow
and rinsed out pumpkin to serve.
Garnish with toasted almonds |