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  • Autumn Salad

Fruit and nuts make this salad a fun starter or side to most main-dish meals . . . and it can be served year round!

Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners

Ingredients

  • 1 Granny Smith apple, rinsed and sliced thinly (with skin)

  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 bag mixed lettuce greens (or your favorite lettuce) (about 5 C), rinsed

  • ½ C dried cranberries

  • ¼ C walnuts, chopped

  • ¼ C unsalted sunflower seeds

  • ⅓ C low-fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Photograph of the completed recipe.
calories 138
Total fat 7 g
Saturated fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 41 mg
Total fiber 3 g
Protein 3 g
Carbohydrates 19 g
Potassium 230 mg

Directions

  • 1
    Sprinkle lemon juice on the apple slices.

  • 2
    Mix the lettuce, cranberries, apple, walnuts, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.

  • 3
    Toss with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, to lightly cover the salad, and serve.

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