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Purple People Eater Salad

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We kid-tested this recipe during a soup class, and it turned out to be the perfect crunchy match for our Souper Lima Bean Soup. It would also be wonderful for the warmer picnic months as a cool, refreshing side salad. This salad is SUPER PURPLE, which means TONS of immune building antioxidants to keep families healthy and strong! Challenging kids to eat five natural colors of the rainbow everyday can be a great way to inspire young eaters to eat a healthy variety of whole foods.

Based on Red Cabbage and Apple Salad by The Chew cookbook

Ingredients

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1 cup golden raisins

golden raisins

cup

⅓ cup apple cider vinegar

apple cider vinegar

⅓

cup

1 orange (juice & zest)

oranges

juice & zest

1 tablespoon brown mustard

brown mustard

tablespoon

¼ cup olive oil

olive oil

cup

salt and pepper (to taste)

salt and pepper

to taste

1 head purple cabbage (small size)

cabbage

head

small size

3 beets, peeled and grated

beets

peeled and grated

2 large apples, cut into bite-sized pieces (Granny Smith)

apples

large

cut into bite-sized pieces

Granny Smith

½ red onion, sliced thinly

red onion

sliced thinly

⅓ cup pumpkin seeds (raw - pepitas), toasted

pumpkin seeds (raw - pepitas)

⅓

cup

toasted

Method

Soak the raisins in the vinegar and orange juice for 10 minutes. Strain and add soaking liquid to a bowl with brown mustard, olive oil and orange zest. Whisk or shake (if using a jar with a lid). Season with salt and pepper.
Combine raisins, cabbage, beets, apples and onion in a bowl. Add salad dressing and toss. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds.

Prep time

20 min

Cook time

0 min

Yields/Serves:

6 servings

Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “Yum. I like that it’s crunchy.” —Garrett, age 15

😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum. I love the color and the crunch.” —Jamie, age 9

😫😟😐😀😍 “Yuck. It tastes too sour to me.” —Meghan, age 8

😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum. I like this salad. There’s something sweet in there.” —Asa, age 8

😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum. This salad is really fresh.” —Carey, age 11

😫😟😐😀😍 “Yum. It is is a really good on the side with soup” —Darren, a grown up

https://recipes.doctoryum.org/en/recipes/purple-people-eater-salad-35921

Purple People Eater Salad

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