Spicy Carnitas Salad Bowl

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 cups loosely packed torn mustard greens
  • 4 cups shaved or shredded Brussels sprouts (about 12 ounces)
  • 1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • Juice of 1/2 medium lemon
  • 2 cups slow-cooker pork carnitas, warmed (see Recipe Note)
  • Avocado pickles, large dice (see Recipe Note)
  • 1/4 cup crushed tortilla chips
  • 1/4 cup toasted pepitas (also known as pumpkin seeds)
  • 1/2 cup lime and cilantro dressing (see Recipe Note)

Directions

  1. Place the mustard greens and Brussels sprouts in a large bowl and toss together. Place the apple slices and lemon juice in a medium bowl and toss together.
  2. When ready to serve, divide the greens between 4 plates. Top each with a quarter of the apple slices, pork carnitas, avocado pickles, tortilla chips, and pepitas. Drizzle with the dressing and serve immediately.

  3. Recipe Notes

  4. Accompanying recipes: We used slow-cooker pork carnitas, avocado pickles, and lime and cilantro dressing in this recipe.
  5. The pork carnitas recipe makes more than you will need for this recipe. I love making the slow-cooker carnitas and using leftovers for this salad.

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