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Tangy pear salad
Preparation time: 20 minutes
1 head red or green leaf lettuce, deveined (optional) and torn into bite-size pieces (about 10 cups of lettuce)
1 fresh pear, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
5 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar (such as Nakano)
Combine lettuce, pears, blue cheese, and walnuts in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with rice vinegar and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Yield: about 11 cups
Serving Size: 2 cups
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
Calories: 122
Carbohydrate: 13 g
Protein: 4 g
Fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Sodium: 282 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Exchanges per serving: 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 other carbohydrate
Carbohydrate choices: 1
This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.
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