Super Crunchy Salad

Super Crunchy Salad Recipe Video

Ingredients

• ¾ Cup Raw Pumpkin Seeds
• Cooking Spray
• ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper
• Salt and Ground Black Pepper To Taste
• 1 Pound Brussels Sprouts, Trimmed and Thinly Sliced
• ½ Pound Curly Kale, Stems Removed and Thinly Sliced
• ½ Pound Napa Cabbage, Thinly Sliced
• 1 ½ Cups Dried Cranberries
• 1, 15-Ounce Can Mandarin Oranges, Drained
• 4 Green Onions, Thinly Sliced
• 8 Strawberries, Trimmed and Thinly Sliced
• 1, 16-Ounce Bottle Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing
• 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest Juice from 1 Orange

Directions

Place raw pumpkin seeds in a bowl and coat lightly with cooking spray.  Sprinkle with cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.  Toss to coat.

Place in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.  Cook over medium heat, stirring often until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and allow to cool.  Combine Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, dried cranberries, Mandarin oranges, green onions, strawberries and toasted raw pumpkin seeds in a large bowl.

For the dressing:  whisk together the bottled poppy seed dressing, orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl.  Pour over salad about ½ cup at a time and toss until salad and dressing are combined.