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For a quick, easy and healthy salad that you’re going to love for lunch or dinner, try this simple black bean pumpkin seed salad.  It’s got great textures and tastes so delicious. Make one soon and enjoy to your health!

 I Love salads, especially for lunch. The markets make it so easy and convenient these days by having the packages of lettuce all wash and cut up. All I had to do with this salad was add some more yummy ingredients for a healthy and scrumptious lunch. I loved it so much, I had it the next day too. See how simple and fast this salad is, taste the goodness.

 

Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Salad

Yields: 2

 

 

Ingredients: 

  • 1 package pre-chopped salad greens, I used a bag with kale, cabbage and romaine.
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots, also already packaged
  • 1/4 cup raw or toasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup black beans from a can, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4 cup currants or raisins
  • dash turmeric, this is optional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Dressing:

  • 1/8 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp cold water

 

Directions:

  1. Open bag of lettuce and pour into large serving bowl.
  2. Sprinkle carrots, currants, pumpkin seeds over top. Add drained  black beans. 
    Give one sprinkle turmeric over the top.
  3. To make the dressing, place ingredients into a jar with a lid, I used a small mason jar. Shake up well. Pour over salad then sprinkle just a little turmeric.
  4. Toss, plate up and eat up. ENJOY!

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Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Salad

For a quick, easy and healthy salad that you’re going to love for lunch or dinner, try this simple black bean pumpkin seed salad. It’s got great textures and tastes so delicious. Make one up soon and enjoy to your health!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Keyword beans, black beans, egg salad, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 salads
Calories 338 kcal
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • 1 package pre-chopped salad greens, I used a bag with kale, cabbage and romaine.
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots, also already packaged
  • 1/4 cup raw or toasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup black beans from a can, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4 cup currants or raisins
  • 1 dash/sprinkle turmeric powder, this is optional

Quick Dressing

  • 1/8 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp cold water

Instructions

  1. 1.Open bag of lettuce and pour into large serving bowl.

    2.Sprinkle carrots, currants, raisins, pumpkin seeds over top. Add drained and rinsed black beans. Give a quick dash/sprinkle of the turmeric over top.

    3.To make the dressing, place ingredients into a jar with a lid, I used a small mason jar. Shake up well. Pour over salad then sprinkle just a little turmeric.

    4.Toss, plate up and eat up. ENJOY!

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