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Spinach, Avocado and Pumpkin Seed Salad

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Introduction

This is one of my favourite salads: superb with salmon; wonderful alone. If you don't have any pumpkin oil, simply replace both pumpkin and groundnut oils with good extra virgin olive oil.

For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

This is one of my favourite salads: superb with salmon; wonderful alone. If you don't have any pumpkin oil, simply replace both pumpkin and groundnut oils with good extra virgin olive oil.

For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

Spinach, Avocado and Pumpkin Seed Salad
Photo by James Merrell

Ingredients

Serves: 6

Metric Cups
  • 500 grams baby spinach
  • 75 grams pumpkin seeds
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin oil
  • 2 tablespoons groundnut oil
  • ½ teaspoon Maldon sea salt flakes
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 500 grams baby spinach
  • 75 grams pumpkin seeds
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin oil
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • zest and juice of 1 lime

Method

  1. Toss together the baby spinach, pumpkin seeds and the scooped flesh of 2 avocados.
  2. Make a dressing of 1 teaspoon pumpkin oil, 2 tablespoons groundnut oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and the zest and juice of 1 lime.
  1. Toss together the baby spinach, pumpkin seeds and the scooped flesh of 2 avocados.
  2. Make a dressing of 1 teaspoon pumpkin oil, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and the zest and juice of 1 lime.

Additional Information

MAKE AHEAD / STORE:
It is not advisable to make ahead or store.

MAKE AHEAD / STORE:
It is not advisable to make ahead or store.

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What 8 Others have said

  • I just made this for breakfast with rocket, spinach, kimchi, toasted pumpkin seeds, ACV and olive oil dressing, and added two poached eggs! Deviated slightly but delish.

    Posted by Linz85 on 2nd February 2021
  • Ideal during diet period, excellent. I just used toasted pine nuts instead of pumpkin seeds.

    Posted by Virginie_from_belgium on 31st May 2020
  • I made this salad yesterday and I had a cup of Everythings Rosey tea from Wild Women Tea Club. I just find out that pumpkin seeds are very good for your hormones.

    Posted by jojolyon on 7th May 2020
  • I’ve been wanting to make this salad for so long as it’s my favourite ingredients. It was utterly delicious. So fresh & tangy from the lime. I quickly fried the pumpkins seeds in soya sauce to give it a little extra kick. Thank you Nigella, a beautifully clean way of eating fresh spinach. Goes great with spicy food.

    Posted by BeauA on 21st October 2019
  • I use Avocado oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil and it’s delicious

    Posted by kdo59 on 18th February 2019
  • This is one of the easiest salad recipes I know - so quick to put together. It's so good with smoked salmon. I've always used extra virgin olive oil but I recently found pumpkin oil in a local organic shop, so I might give it a try!

    Posted by Nickki on 28th September 2017
  • This salad is fantastic and easy. I heartily recommend it and serve it with smoked salmon, either cold smoked or hot smoked.

    Posted by Batabbit on 17th March 2015
  • Super, Thanks, Just made pumpkin soup yesterday very simple kooking sliced up pumpkin adding half a tomatoboullonblock, some leek, sjalot, garlic and foeli (or nutmake). Turned out very well. I was just wondering what possibly to do with the pumpkin seeds Kind regards

    Posted by @YolandeLngndk on 28th October 2011
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