Italian Leafy Green Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Italian Leafy Green Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

=== SALAD ===
2 cups torn romaine lettuce
1 cup torn escarole
1 cup torn radicchio
1 cup torn red-leaf lettuce
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/2 red pepper, sliced into rings
1/2 green pepper, sliced into rings
12 cherry tomatoes
=== DRESSING ===
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
= (or substitute olive oil, if necessary)
2 tbsp minced basil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl, making sure leaves are dry.

Whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable, 2 Polyunsaturated Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 106; Calories from Fat 84; Total Fat 9g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 35mg; Carbohydrates 6g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 3g; Protein 1g.

Comments: Grapeseed oil is the secret to this salad. If you cannot find it, use olive oil.

Source:
"The Webb Cooks by Robyn Webb, MS, LN at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-16-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 6

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