Friday, April 20, 2012

Crunchy Chopped Salad with Gorgonzola and Radishes


Makes 2 large lunch salads or four side dish salads

Ingredients:


1 large handful (about 2 cups) chopped romaine lettuce
1 large handful (about 2 cups) chopped arugula or spinach
1 cup celery, sliced in 1/2 inch slices
1 cup radishes, cut in fourths lengthwise
2/3 cup carrots, cut in 1/2 inch slices
2 small cucumbers, chopped
3-4 T your favorite salad dressing
1 Tbsp. (per salad) of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
fresh ground pepper to taste

*These Ingredients + 1 pear = 2 servings at 170 calories each, 28 carbs, 5g Fat, 7g protein

Options:           other veggies -- chopped broccoli or cauliflower, red bell pepper, or fennel.
                         add a protein like tuna or tilapia
                         1 medium pear, chopped

Instructions:
Chop arugula and romaine, wash in salad spinner, and spin dry. (Or wash by hand and pat dry with paper towels. Chop radishes, celery, carrots, and cucumbers.

Put romaine, arugula, cucumbers, celery, radishes, and carrots into large bowl and toss with blue cheese dressing. 


Arrange on two plates (or four small plates for side dish salads), sprinkle Gorgonzola cheese over, and season with pepper.


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