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Pumpkin Patch Salad

Orange sweet peppers carved to look like pumpkins make this fall salad a visual delight!
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Prep Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

Salad

  • torn fresh salad greens like mesculan mix, romaine, baby kale, fresh spinach
  • orange sweet peppers 1 per serving
  • sliced apples
  • roasted pepitas {pumpkin seeds} dried cranberries, walnuts

Pumpkin Vinaigrette

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin pureé
  • 3 T real maple syrup
  • 1 T Dijon mustard
  • 1 T fresh thyme leaves chopped
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Vinaigrette

  • Put everything in a pint jar with a lid.  Shake vigoursly to combine.  Refrigerate.  Shake again before serving.  Makes about 1 cup.  Store in refrigerator for up to a week.

Salad

  • Cut top off peppers and reserve.
  • Carefully clean out the seeds and membrane from inside peppers.
  • Toss greens with other ingredients.
  • Set pepper on a plate, fill and surround with salad.  Drizzle dressing over all or serve on the side.

Notes

Adjust amounts per serving to taste.