Friday, June 1, 2012

Summer or Fall Salad

This is a fresh and crisp salad that can adapt with the changing seasons depending on the available fruits in your area.  This is also probably one of the healthiest things that will be posted. 


Ingredients: 
1 1/2 Cups of Spring Mix Salad Greens
4 or 5 large strawberries (spring/summer)
1/2 Honeycrisp Apple (fall/winter)
34 Grams of Feta Cheese (fat free if you are going for the healthier version) [Typically 1 serving]
40 Grams of Ocean Spray Crasins
28 Grams of Walnuts
31 Grams of Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing


Preparation:
Slice strawberries by first removing their tops (the leafy end) and laying flat on that surface. Cut vertical slices all the way through approx 1/8" - 1/4" in width. [spring/summer]


First pass apple through apple corer and slice each of the slices in half widthwise and lengthwise producing thin "quarters" of each slice [fall/winter]


Line a bowl with the spring mix and fan out strawberries or apples on top.  Coat with Feta Cheese, Craisins, and walnuts. (This should not look like a pile but should be evenly distributed). 






Serving:
This produces 1 serving, pour dressing over top.  This can be packaged up and taken for lunches at work or placed in a large bowl and eaten as a hearty meal on the weekends. 


Nutrition Information:
As I said before, this is probably one of the healthiest dishes I'm posting a recipe for. Here's how this breaks down in Weight Watchers Points Plus points: 
Salad as served (either fruit): 11
Individual Components: 
Regular Feta: 2 pts
Fat Free Feta: 1 pt
Crasins: 3 pts
Walnuts: 5 pts
Dressing: 1 pt




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