Tangy Pear Salad - 13g Carbs, 1g Fiber
From www.diabetesselfmanagement.com
If you received one of those fancy fruit baskets for the holidays,
you may still have a pear or two waiting to be eaten. Why not use
one in this delicious salad, which balances soft, sweet pear with
the tang of blue cheese and the crunch of walnuts? Tossed with
deeply-colored lettuce and rice vinegar, this salad makes an
excellent light lunch or an elegant first course at dinner.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Yield: about 11 cups
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 Tbsp 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.
Serving size: 2 cups
Nutrition per Serving:
122 Calories, 13g Carbs, 1g Fiber, 4g Protein, 6g Fat,
2g Saturated fat, 282mg Sodium
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.