Fresh vegetable salad with pumpkin seed dressing
4 servings
20 minutes
Fresh vegetable salad with pumpkin seed dressing is a vibrant blend of Italian traditions and health benefits. Light and crunchy, filled with the freshness of bell peppers, carrots, and celery, it offers a feeling of lightness and vitality. The dressing made from pumpkin seeds, olive oil, garlic, and Dijon mustard gives the dish a rich nutty aroma and a spicy note. This salad is perfect as a light dinner or as a side dish to meat and fish dishes. Italians value the freshness of vegetables and natural dressings, turning every meal into a celebration of taste and health. Combining simplicity and elegance, this salad will adorn any table and provide pleasure with every forkful.
1
Cut the pepper into small strips after removing the seeds.
- Red sweet pepper: 200 g
2
Peel the carrot and grate it, preferably using a Korean grater if available. This makes the carrot very thin.
- Carrot: 100 g
3
Chop the celery and lettuce leaves finely.
- Celery stalk: 1 piece
- Green salad leaves: 70 g
4
For the sauce: soak the seeds beforehand. Then they peel better. Blend oil, seeds, garlic, mustard, and salt.
- Pumpkin seeds (pepitas): 30 g
- Olive oil: 4 tablespoons
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Dijon mustard: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
5
Pour the ingredients for the salad with the dressing. Mix.
- Olive oil: 4 tablespoons
