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Harvest Salad

Author Cindy Hattersley

Ingredients

  • Salad Ingredients
  • ▢1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
  • ▢2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
  • ▢3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ▢1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ▢1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • ▢pinch red pepper flakes
  • ▢3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
  • ▢6 cups chopped kale tough ribs removed
  • ▢2 honeycrisp apples thinly sliced
  • ▢2 persimmons sliced
  • ▢seeds from 1 pomegranate
  • ▢1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Maple Syrup Vinaigrette

  • ▢1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • ▢1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • ▢1/3 c extra virgin olive oil
  • ▢2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
  • ▢1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • ▢2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
  • ▢kosher salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, toss together the sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, maple, cayenne, and cinnamon. Arrange in a single layer on baking sheet. Lay the prosciutto flat around the nuts. Transfer to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the nuts are toasted and the prosciutto is crisp. Watch both closely. Sprinkle the nuts with sea salt .
  • On a largeplatter place the kale, sliced apples & persimmons.
  • To make the vinaigrette. Combine all ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake.
  • Pour the vinaigrette over the salad. Top the salad with the pomegranate seeds, toasted nuts, prosciutto, and feta. Bon Appetit!

To Transport the Salad:

    If you are transporting the salad.  The night before or day of:Place the chopped kale in a bowl. Place the salad dressing in a jar.In separate small covered containers; place the nut mixture , the pom seeds the apples sprinkled with lemon juice and persimmons, the feta, and the prosciutto.If you would like a composed salad place on a platter as stated above, or toss all ingredients together and enjoy.