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Spinach, Radish Slaw with Crispy Chiles and Pepitas

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Spinach, Radish Slaw with Crispy Chiles and Pepitas

Spinach, Radish Slaw with Crispy Chiles and Pepitas

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Equipment

  • - Knife Set: High-quality knives including chef's knife, paring knife, utility knife for slicing vegetables and herbs.

  • - Mandoline Slicer: For precise slicing of vegetables like radishes to achieve consistent thickness in slaws or salads.

  • - Salad Spinner: Efficiently rinses and dries leafy greens, ensuring your slaw has crisp textures.

  • - Microplane Grater: Great for grating chiles finely to achieve the desired spice level in your recipe.

  • - Kitchen Scale: Accurately measures ingredients for perfect portions and ratios, important when dealing with delicate flavors like that of a slaw.

  • - Cutting Board Set: Offers different surface types (wood, plastic) to handle various vegetables without cross-contamination or dulling knives.

  • - Gourmet Pepita Blend: A specialty blender for making pepitas into a crunchy and flavorful garnish that complements the slaw's texture.

  • - Potato Ricer: Used to create fine, rice-like consistency of radishes or other vegetables if preferred in your slaw recipe.

  • - Crispy Chiles Tray: Dedicated tray for air-frying chiles to achieve a crispy texture without oil. Ideal for adding as a garnish to the slaw.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar

  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 6 dried Anaheim or dried New Mexico chiles,* stemmed

  • Canola oil

  • 2/3 cup shelled raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

  • 4 9-ounce bags spinach leaves (not baby spinach)

  • 2 10-ounce bunches large red radishes, trimmed

  • 4 ounces Cotija cheese or feta cheese, crumbled

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Whisk both vinegars and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before using.
2

Instruction 2

Cut chiles in half lengthwise; discard seeds. Using scissors, cut chiles crosswise into 1/4-inch strips. Pour enough canola oil into large skillet to reach depth of about 1/8 inch; heat over medium-high heat. Add chiles and fry until beginning to crisp, about 45 seconds. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Add pepitas to same skillet and fry until golden brown and crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to another set of paper towels to drain. Sprinkle chiles and pepitas with salt. Cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
3

Instruction 3

Line 1 large bowl and 1 small bowl with paper towels. Working in batches, stack spinach leaves into piles and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Transfer to prepared large bowl.
4

Instruction 4

Using grating disk on processor, grate radishes. Place in strainer set over another bowl; drain 15 minutes. Transfer to small bowl lined with paper towels. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover; chill.
5

Instruction 5

Place spinach, radishes, chiles, pepitas, and cheese in very large bowl. Toss with dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
6

Instruction 6

Available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.
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