Summer Basil Salad
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
Dressing | |||
½ | cup |
rice vinegar
sweet |
|
3 | teaspoons |
sugar
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
dijon mustard
|
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
optional |
|
2 | cloves |
garlic
minced |
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
olive oil
|
|
1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
* |
Salad fixin's | |||
½ | cup |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
½ | cup |
sweet bell peppers
sweet, green, yellow or red, chopped |
* |
½ | cup |
green beans
or asparagus, lightly steamed and cooled |
|
½ | cup |
carrots
chopped |
|
½ | cup |
zucchini
chopped |
|
¾ | cup |
golden raisins
|
|
½ | cup |
basil
finely chopped |
* |
½ | cup |
parsley leaves
fresh, chopped |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
Dressing | |||
118 | ml |
rice vinegar
sweet |
|
15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
dijon mustard
|
|
7.5 | ml |
salt
optional |
|
2 | cloves |
garlic
minced |
|
7.5 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
* |
Salad fixin's | |||
118 | ml |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
118 | ml |
sweet bell peppers
sweet, green, yellow or red, chopped |
* |
118 | ml |
green beans
or asparagus, lightly steamed and cooled |
|
118 | ml |
carrots
chopped |
|
118 | ml |
zucchini
chopped |
|
177 | ml |
golden raisins
|
|
118 | ml |
basil
finely chopped |
* |
118 | ml |
parsley leaves
fresh, chopped |
Directions
Combine ingredients for dressing.
Pour dressing over salad fixin's to taste.
As an alternative, combine with fusilli pasta, or 1 cup dry brown rice combined with1 cup dry couscous (prepared according to package directions).