To me, raw pumpkin doesn't have a whole lot of flavor and it does have a bit of an odd texture, so at first I didn't find this appealing at all. And I'm not sure if the type of pumpkin makes a diffference - I used sugar pumpkin. I thought it definitely needed something else, so I added just a little chopped sweet onion and a dash of nutmeg and I liked it a little more. I think this is a good base recipe, and you could head in a sweet or savory direction with it by adding various ingredients. Some of the ones I thought about were orange segments, honey, scallions and dried cranberries or fresh ginger, a little rice vinegar, dijon mustard and sliced fennel. As is, this is a take it or leave it recipe, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of using raw pumpkin in a salad.