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Leafy Salad with Mango, Apple and Toasted Walnuts
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Leafy Salad with Mango, Apple and Toasted Walnuts – Vegan version

Arugula and lettuce with strips of ripe mango, tart apple slices and cherry tomatoes, topped with walnuts briefly toasted in a pan. A date syrup-mustard dressing connects the sweetness of the fruit with the gentle bitterness of the greens. Vegan version: Date syrup (silan).

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 1
    Seal the oil, lemon juice, date syrup, mustard and salt in a jar and shake well, until smooth.
    Jar

To assemble

  1. 2
    Slice the red onion into thin rings.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 3
    Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat 4 minutes, stirring, until they turn lightly golden and fragrant. Transfer immediately to a plate so they don't burn from the heat of the pan.
    ⚙ Dry-Pan ToastingStoveFrying pan
    💡Toast over medium heat and keep things moving: nuts, pine nuts and spices go from toasted to burnt in seconds. Transfer to a plate right away, since the hot pan keeps toasting.
  3. 4
    Cut the mango into thick strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  4. 5
    Thinly slice the apples.
    KnifeCutting board
  5. 6
    Tear the lettuce by hand and toss with the leaves.
  6. 7
    Halve the tomatoes.
    KnifeCutting board
  7. 8
    Arrange the leaves and lettuce on a serving plate.
  8. 9
    Arrange on top the red onion, tomatoes, mango and apples.
  9. 10
    Sprinkle the nuts on top.
  10. 11
    Drizzle with the dressing and serve immediately.
    💡The dressing goes on only just before serving: dressed green leaves wilt within minutes.
348calories
7 gprotein
24 gcarbs
25 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 28%● fat 65%

Per serving (337 g), of 4 servings

For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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