Salad-e Khiar-o Anar (Cucumber & Pomegranate Salad)
A platter of herbs, scallions and feta is typically served alongside Persian meals in lieu of a Western-style green salad. They are meant to be folded into flatbread as an accompaniment to a meal (or sometimes as the meal itself). This salad is a riff on that, with pomegranate seeds and cucumbers mixed in. Read more about this recipe.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, September/October 2018
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Recipe Summary
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Nutrition Facts
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1 cup Per Serving:
163 calories; protein 3.7g; carbohydrates 10.7g; dietary fiber 2.6g; sugars 7.2g; fat 12.2g; saturated fat 3.5g; cholesterol 13.4mg; vitamin a iu 825.3IU; vitamin c 12.1mg; folate 42.2mcg; calcium 103.2mg; iron 0.7mg; magnesium 24.3mg; potassium 310.7mg; sodium 378.4mg.
Exchanges:
1/2 vegetable, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 high-fat protein, 1 1/2 fat