Romaine Hearts with Pipián

Name: Romaine Hearts with Pipián
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 dried California or New Mexico chilies (4 to 5 in.); 118 milliliters lightly packed fresh cilantro; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 cube Ice; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 118 milliliters shelled roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas); 177 milliliters chopped Roma tomatoes; 24 romaine lettuce leaves (6 to 7 in.), rinsed and crisped; 8 servings Salt

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Romaine Hearts with Pipián a try. This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 46 calories. If you have salt, ice cubes, wine vinegar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Discard chili stems. Shake out and discard chili seeds. Put chilies in a bowl and pour 1 1/2 cups boiling water over them.

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Chili Pepper

Seeds

Shake

Water

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Let stand until soft, 6 to 7 minutes.

Meanwhile, in an 8- to 10-inch frying pan over high heat, stir or shake pumpkin seeds until they smell lightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Shake

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Frying Pan

Put pumpkin seeds in a blender or food processor. Lift chilies from soaking liquid and add to blender.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Chili Pepper

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Blender

Add garlic, vinegar, tomatoes, and cilantro. Whirl, adding enough chili-soaking liquid (about 1/2 cup) to make pipin mixture thin enough to scoop but not drippy.

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Cilantro

Tomato

Vinegar

Garlic

Chili Pepper

Add salt to taste. Scrape pipin into a small bowl.

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Salt

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Stand romaine lettuce leaves, stem ends down, in closely fitting bowl and drop ice cubes among the leaves to keep them crisp. To eat, scoop leaves into pipin dressing.

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Romaine