GRAPEFRUIT AVOCADO SALAD WITH PEPITAS AND TAHINI DRESSING
This kale salad is anything but boring! Tangy grapefruit, buttery avocados, and spiced pumpkin seeds help this salad come to life. Don’t skip out on the dressing — it’s undeniably so good!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds:
- 1 cup pepitas (also called pumpkin seeds)
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Lemon Tahini Dressing
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup tahini
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon shiro miso (optional)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
For the Salad:
- 5 cups kale, shredded
- 4 cups butter lettuce, roughly chopped
- Protein of choice (I used shredded chicken)
- 2 small grapefruits, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 large avocados, cubed
- 3 tablespoons hemp seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Make the spiced pumpkin seeds, and add the pepitas, avocado oil, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, and salt and pepper to a small bowl and toss to coat the pepitas.
- Add the spiced pepitas to a parchment-lined baking sheet and roast for 12 minutes.
- While the pepitas are roasting, make your dressing by adding the dressing ingredients to a small glass and stirring to combine.
- To a large salad serving bowl, add the kale and a drizzle of olive oil and massage the kale with your hands until it offers little resistance (this will make it easier to chew and digest).
- Add the remainder of your salad ingredients (butter lettuce, protein, grapefruit, avocado, and hemp seeds) to the serving bowl and toss with your dressing. Enjoy!