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Power Lunch Salad
10 min prep time
4servings
Recipe by
Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Source
The Diabetes Cookbook
Photo by
Mittera
How to Make Power Lunch Salad
This salad makes a nutritious and flavor-packed lunch that you are bound to love. It’s a great example of how a salad can be a meal when you include vegetables, protein and healthy carbs.
10 min prep time
4servings
about 3 cups
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- In a salad bowl, mix together everything but the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Pour over salad and toss to coat.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
about 3 cups
- Amount per serving Calories 310
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Total Fat
14g
- Saturated Fat 2.8g
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 25mg
- Sodium 440mg
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Total Carbohydrate
28g
- Dietary Fiber 4g
- Total Sugars 19g
- Added Sugars 0g
- Protein 18g
- Potassium 530mg
- Phosphorous 320mg
Ingredients
baby spinach or mixed salad greens
12 cups
sliced almonds
1/4 cup
dry-roasted, unsalted pepitas
1/3 cup
dried cranberries
1/2 cup
small apples (cored and diced)
2
reduced-fat crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup
reduced-sodium deli turkey breast (sliced into 1/2 inch strips)
7 oz
balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup
olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp
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