When we talk about desserts, we mean sweet, fatty, and not entirely healthy foods. But I want to suggest making a simple, delicious and dietary dessert with pumpkin, apples, walnuts and raisins. A step-by-step recipe with a photo will help you cook it.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step preparation of salad with pumpkin, apples, nuts and raisins
- Video recipe
Pumpkin, apples, raisins and nuts are a real storehouse of vitamins in the cold season. These are healthy products that are stored until deep winter. From them you can quickly prepare a simple and healthy salad, at the same time a budget one. It turns out such a salad is very juicy and easy for the stomach. As a dressing, you can use not only banal vegetable oil, but also add lemon juice, wine vinegar, honey, yogurt, spices and herbs. The delicate taste of the sauce will add an original tone to the dish.
All the ingredients of the salad are perfectly absorbed by the body, so the dish can be given to children. Choose any apples: sweet, sour, sweet and sour, whichever you like best. Walnuts add a spicy touch and crunch to the salad. They must be fried beforehand, then they will acquire a more pronounced taste. It is better to steam the raisins beforehand to become softer and more tender. It turns out such a salad is not only healthy, but also juicy and tasty. It is great for those who are fasting or want to lose weight. It is perfect for every day for breakfast, dinner or instead of dessert. The salad is moderately sweet, while there is no sugar in it.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 35 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin - 150 g
- Walnuts - 50 g
- Olive oil - for dressing
- Apples - 1 pc.
- Raisins - 50 g
Step by step cooking salad with pumpkin, apples, nuts and raisins, recipe with photo:
1. Peel the walnuts, fry in a clean, dry skillet and cut into medium pieces. Although, if you wish, you can leave the kernels intact. This is a matter of taste for the chef.
2. Wash the raisins and pour boiling water over them. Leave it on for 5 minutes to steam and dry well with a paper towel.
3. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, clean the fibers, wash and pat dry with a paper towel. Then cut it into strips or cubes. If you find it difficult to peel off the peel, place it in the microwave for a few minutes. The skin will become softer and can be easily peeled off.
4. Wash the apples, remove the seed box and cut into strips or cubes. The way you cut the food should be the same for the salad to look nice on the plate. If you wish, you can peel the apples, but it is better to leave it, because it contains many vitamins.
5. Combine all foods: apples, pumpkin, nuts and raisins. Drizzle with olive oil and stir. Eat a salad with pumpkin, apples, nuts and raisins immediately after cooking.
See also a video recipe on how to make a pumpkin and apple salad with raisins.
