Autumn salad
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Fruit and nuts make this salad a fun starter or side to most main-dish meals…and it can be served year round!
Prep time 10 minutes
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 Granny Smith apple, rinsed and sliced thinly (with skin)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 bag mixed lettuce greens (or your favorite lettuce) (about 5 cups), rinsed
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- ¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
- ⅓ cup low-fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing
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Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories 138
Total fat 7 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 41 mg
Total carbohydrate 19 g
Dietary fiber 3 g
Protein 3 g
Potassium 230 mg
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Directions
Sprinkle lemon juice on the apple slices.
Mix the lettuce, cranberries, apple, walnuts, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.
Toss with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, to lightly cover the salad, and serve.
Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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