Spinach Orange Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Spinach Orange Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

=== DRESSING ===
2 tbsp canola oil
3 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp grated orange peel
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
=== SALAD ===
5 cups torn fresh spinach leaves, washed, dried
1/2 cup mandarin oranges in their own juice, drained
1/2 cup thinly-sliced dried apricots
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Recipe Instructions:

Whisk all dressing ingredients together and set aside.

In a large salad bowl, toss together the salad ingredients. Add the dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

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

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Monounsaturated Fat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fruit.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 105; Calories from Fat 52; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 63mg; Carbohydrate 13g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 8g; Protein 3g.

Comments: Try to include a dark salad green like spinach in your meal plan every day.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-15-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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