10 pumpkin pear salad Recipes

green (hulled) pumpkin seeds (pepitas; not toasted), olive oil, divided, sherry vinegar, mild honey, grainy mustard, spicy salad greens , such as radish greens, watercress, and/or arugula, tough stems discarded, frisee (french curly endive), torn into bite-size pieces, manchego cheese, rind removed and cheese shaved into 32 thin slices (preferably with a cheese plane), red or yellow bartlett pears (preferably with stems )

pumpkin seeds reserved from pumpkin, washed , strings removed, vegetable oil, coarse sea salt, lime juice, prepared mustard, fine salt, freshly ground pepper, extravirgin olive oil, ripe pears, watercress, washed, large stems removed

nopal cactus paddles, cleaned, salad oil, red onion , julienned, pumpkinseeds, toasted, prickly pear vinaigrette , recipe follows, lime wedges, red wine vinegar, raspberry vinegar, dijon mustard, raspberries, prickly pear syrup, mango, diced, salt and pepper

cubed unpeeled asian pear or ripe pear, peeled, cubed ripe fresh mango or persimmon, very thinly sliced green cabbage, unsalted pumpkin seed kernels, toasted, white vinegar, low-sodium soy sauce, sugar, garlic powder, salt

cider vinegar, maple syrup, soy sauce, minced shallot, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, salt, olive oil, pumpkin seed oil, head frisee, baby spinach, pear, cored and sliced thinly, dried cranberries, pecans, toasted and chopped, chevre cheese

extra fine tofu (drained, cut into 1/2 inch cubes ), soy sauce (preferably citrus called yuzu, check the asian foods aisle), cornstarch (seasoned with a pinch of cayenne pepper and salt), oil (for frying ), reduced white balsamic vinegar, spinach (arugala or spring mix is good too), strawberries, asian pears (check the asian aisle at your local supermarket), fennel bulb (shaved or cut into small dice ), pumpkin seeds (toasted mexican )

gala apples (peeled and thinly sliced ), bartlett pear (ripe, peeled and thinly sliced ), kiwi (peeled and sliced thinly), prunes (whole, pitted ), pumpkin pie spice or 1 tsp plain ground cinnamon, light agave syrup (optional), lemon juice or 1 dash pure lime juice

pomegranites, pears, apples, grapes, oranges, pineapple, star fruit, kumquats, lightly toasted pecans or slivered almonds, pumpkin seeds, those big flakes of unsweetened coconut or even fresh chunks would be good also, as would passion fruit seeds , although then you ve got slimy fish egg looking seeds messing it all up for the garnet jewels of pomegranite.