Asparagus, Feta & Pumpkin Seed Salad

Submitted by Jenny Sanders

"Our favourite early summer salad. Be sure your Feta is not too salty, though the pleasure of this salad is the contrast between the salty cheese and dressing and the rich smooth flavours of the pumpkin seeds and the asparagus. Also the pumpkin seeds give it a great crunch. As a meal, the two of us will eat the whole thing."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 bunch leaf lettuce or 1 bunch boston lettuce
• 1 lb fresh asparagus
• 1⁄3 cup green pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
• 1⁄2 lb feta cheese
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tamari or 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon celery seed

directions

1. Wash, pick over, dry and tear up the lettuce.
2. Trim the asparagus, and steam it.
3. As soon as it is cooked, plunge it into cold water to stop it from cooking any further.
4. When it is cool, drain well and cut it into inch long pieces.
5. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until they"pop" and turn light brown.
6. Turn them out at once to cool on a plate.
7. Cut the feta cheese into 1 cm cubes.
8. Mix the oil, vinegar, tamari or soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, cumin and celery seed.
9. Arrange the lettuce in a salad bowl, with the asparagus, cheese, and pumpkin seeds over it, and drizzle the dressing over the salad immediately before serving.

Reviews

[bo 1]

Hey this came out tasty n healthy. I wanted to make a meal so I added roasted turkey breast, tomatoes and red onion. To cut down the sodium and the amount of evo I use l whole lime juice and no Worcestershire sauce and only half evo:::) yummy

 

[susanratz]

This was good, but definitely different. I probably won't make again.

 

[Ennoia]

This was very tasty and easy to make. We'll be doing it again for an upcoming BBQ of our own!

 

[394mm493]

I wish I could give this more than 5 stars! I love all of the ingredients on their own, but I doubt that I ever would have thought to put them all together. Our family loved this so much I'll be serving it with Easter Brunch this year. I've got a strong suspicion that it will be the hit of the party! Thanks for the great recipe!

 

[dojemi]

Excellent recipe! I could not find the green pumpkin seeds so I substituted them with Diamond brand 'Pecan Pie Glazed Pecans'. The sweetness of the pecans together with the Feta and dressing gave it an interesting sweet/salty/tart flavor. Will definately be making this again. I served it as a meal and two of us ate the whole thing except for a small serving.