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Winter Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette

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Veggies! We need a minimum of 5 servings a day to stay healthy so get your veggies with this delicious Winter Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette for a few of your daily servings. Crisp apples and Asian pears paired with leafy greens provide a vitamin-rich meal. The goat cheese adds protein and the mix of greens and apples has crunch in each bite!

Pair it with our Grilled Lime Chicken recipe for a delicious and diabetes-approved meal.

Winter Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette

DRESSING
 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
 0.25 tsp sugar
 0.13 tsp paprika
 0.13 tsp dry mustard
 0.06 tsp salt
 Pinch of dried basil
 Pinch of ground red pepper
SALAD
 2 ½ mixed salad greens
 2 torn Romaine lettuce
 1.25 cubed Asian pears (1 large)
 1 chopped Granny Smith apple (1 large)
 0.25 cup thinly sliced red onion
 0.13 cup (1 oz) crumbled goat cheese
1

Combine dressing ingredients in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.

2

Combine salad greens, romaine lettuce, Asian pear, apple, and red onion in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and toss well to coat. Sprinkle with crumbled goat cheese. Optionally, add walnuts.

Nutrition Facts

0.5 servings

Serving size

12 servings (1 cup of salad and 1 tsp cheese per serving)

Amount per serving
Calories48
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 32g42%

Saturated Fat 08g40%
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 40mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 47g18%

Dietary Fiber 14g50%
Protein 1g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.