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Mixed Garden Greens Salad with Homemade Low-Calorie French Salad Dressing

Mixed Garden Greens Salad with Homemade Low-Calorie French Salad Dressing

Name: Mixed Garden Greens Salad with Homemade Low-Calorie French Salad Dressing
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup low-sodium tomato juice or vegetable juice; 3 tablespoons vinegar; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; ¼ teaspoon ground pepper; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup olive oil; 2 cups torn romaine; 2 cups fresh spinach leaves; 1 ½ cups torn curly endive; 1 ½ cups arugula; 2 small red, green, and/or yellow bell peppers, cut into thin strips; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 cup red or yellow grape, pear, or cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 medium carrot, thinly shaved and curled (see Tip); 1 ounce Wisconsin Cheddar cheese, finely grated (1/4 cup)

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This easy and quick vegetable side salad is tossed with a homemade low-fat French dressing and sprinkled with Cheddar cheese. If you're short on time or don't have ingredients on hand to make your own dressing, substitute a bottled reduced-calorie French salad dressing.

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Recipe Summary

active:

20 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Profile:

Heart Healthy

Low-Calorie

Low Carbohydrate

Diabetic Appropriate

Egg Free

Vegetarian

Low Sodium

Nut-Free

Healthy Immunity

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Combine tomato juice, vinegar, honey, paprika, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper, and salt in a blender. With the blender running, slowly add olive oil through the hole in the lid; continue blending until mixture reaches desired consistency.

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Step 2

Combine romaine, spinach, curly endive, arugula, bell pepper strips, red onion, and cherry tomatoes. Top with carrot curls and Cheddar. Serve with dressing.

Tips

Tip: To make carrot curls, use a vegetable peeler to cut long thin strips of carrot; curl and secure with toothpicks. Place in a bowl of ice water for 1 hour. Remove toothpicks before adding carrot curls to salad.

To make ahead: Make the dressing (Step 1) and refrigerate for up to one week .

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup

Per Serving:

99 calories; protein 2.2g; carbohydrates 7.3g; dietary fiber 2.1g; sugars 4.5g; fat 7.4g; saturated fat 1.6g; cholesterol 3.7mg; vitamin a iu 4352.7IU; vitamin c 68.4mg; folate 62.9mcg; calcium 58.5mg; iron 0.9mg; magnesium 20.2mg; potassium 301.6mg; sodium 72.2mg.

Exchanges:

1 1/2 fat, 1 1/2 vegetable

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