All-You-Can-Eat Salad with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette
This super-nutritious salad is just what you want toward the end of the work week.
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Get creative with your favorite greens, and take advantage of the opportunity to throw in leftovers from other recipes, such as extra ginger-carrot broccoli from the Stir-fried Tofu Bento Box with Sesame Soba Noodles and Ginger-Carrot Broccoli and roasted vegetables from the Grilled Vegetable Wrap.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 head leaf or red leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces, or 4 cups mesclun mix
- 1 small head radicchio, torn into bite-sized pieces (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup jicama cubes
- 1/2 cup fresh peas or frozen peas, thawed
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Lemon-basil vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
Preparation
1. To make salad: toss together all ingredients in large bowl.
2. To make Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette: Whisk together lemon juice, mustard, and garlic in small bowl. Whisk in oil and basil.
3. To serve: top 2 1/2 cups salad with 1 Tbs. Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 2 1/2 c salad and 1 T vinaigrette
- Calories 185
- Carbohydrate Content 17 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 12 g
- Fiber Content 7 g
- Protein Content 6 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1 g
- Sodium Content 83 mg
- Sugar Content 6 g