Name: Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad with Feta and Herbs
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pumpkin seeds ½ cup; Celery 5 stalks; Persian cucumbers 4; Fennel bulb 1; Scallions 2; Parsley ½ cup; Feta cheese 3 oz; Lemon 1; Aleppo pepper 1 tsp; Kosher Salt 1 tsp

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

½ cup Pumpkin seeds
5 stalks Celery
with leaves
4 Persian cucumbers
1 Fennel bulb
medium, with fronds
2 Scallions
medium
½ cup Parsley
leaves, with tender stems
3 oz Feta cheese
crumbled
1 Lemon
medium
1 tsp Aleppo pepper
or ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp Kosher Salt

Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad with Feta and Herbs

This Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad with Feta and Herbs is so flavorful, bright, and fresh it’s like a spring in a salad bowl! With spring and warmer weather comes salad season, and there’s nothing I crave more than this refreshing salad. It is bursting with texture and flavor yet so easy and quick to assemble.

This recipe is perfect for a light brunch or dinner salad. You can even prepare it in advance and leave in the fridge for a couple of days. In this case, add the salt and lemon juice just before serving.

To make the Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad with Feta and Herbs, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad with Feta and Herbs

1	Toast pumpkin seeds	10
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. On a rimmed baking sheet or in an ovenproof skillet, spread ½ a cup pumpkin seeds in an even layer and toast for 7-10 minutes or until golden-brown. Set aside and let cool.
2	Dice vegetables and herbs	10
Chop celery leaves and small dice 5 celery stalks, place in a large salad bowl and add each of the following ingredients. Small dice 4 Persian cucumbers. Small dice 1 fennel bulb and chop fronds. Slice 2 scallions. Chop ½ cup parsley leaves and tender stems. Zest and juice 1 lemon.
3	Add feta and pumpkin seeds	1
Add in 3 ounces crumbled feta cheese and toasted pumpkin seeds.
4	Season	1
Season the salad with 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
5	Serve
Toss salad before serving and enjoy!

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