Watercress and Pepita Salad
- 1/3 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
- 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds watercress, tough stems removed
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Spread pepitas on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until golden brown, tossing occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar and cumin; season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk in oil.
- Add watercress; toss to combine.
- Serve immediately, garnished with pepitas.
- Remove the white hull from pumpkin seeds, and youre left with a Mexican favorite: delicately flavored green pepitas.
- Look for them next to nuts at your supermarket, in Mexican specialty shops, or in health-food stores.
- Toast them and try in a salad or as a healthy snack.
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 116
- Fat: 10.4g (1.6g Saturated Fat)
- Protein: 4.5g
- Carbohydrates: 3.2g
- Fiber: 0.9g
pepitas, whitewine vinegar, ground cumin, salt, olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/watercress-and-pepita-salad-387708 (may not work)