Low Fat Salad Recipes - try this Endive and Apple Salad...

 
  SALADS:
Endive and Apple Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
 

Endive and Apple Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

 

A great salad that is quick to put together with a little prep the night before...
 

 

 

VINAIGRETTE:

 

1 cup 

 

cranberry juice cocktail

 

¾ cup 

 

sweetened dried cranberries

 

¼ cup 

 

red wine vinegar

 

3 Tbs 

 

finely chopped shallots

 

1 clove 

 

garlic, minced

 

1 Tbs 

 

olive oil

 

¼ tsp 

 

kosher salt

 

¼ tsp 

 

freshly ground black pepper
 

 

 

 

SALAD:

 

3 Tbs 

 

chopped walnuts

 

2 tsp 

 

brown sugar

 

1 tsp 

 

butter, melted

 

¼ tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

1/8 tsp 

 

ground allspice

 

1/8 tsp 

 

freshly ground black pepper

 

3 cups 

 

torn radicchio

 

3 cups 

 

baby spinach

 

¼ cup 

 

(1 ounce) Stilton cheese, crumbled

 

2 medium 

 

Fuji apples, thinly sliced (about 1 pound)

 

2 heads 

 

Belgian endive, cut lengthwise into strips

 

 

1

To prepare vinaigrette, combine juice and cranberries in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar, shallts, and garlic. Drizzle oil into pan, stirring with whisk until blended. Stir in salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cool vinaigrette to room temperature.

2

Preheat oven to 350°F.

3

To prepare salad, combine walnuts and next 5 ingredients (through pepper); toss well. Spread on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes or until toasted.

4

Combine radicchio and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add vinaigrette and walnuts; toss well.

 

Servings: 6

Yield: Serving size 2 1/3 cups

 

 Nutrition Facts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Per Serving

 

 

 

Calories

 

223.05

 

Calories From Fat (29%)

 

64.31

 

 

 

% Daily Value

Total Fat 7.51g

 

12%

 

Saturated Fat 1.96g

 

10%

 

Cholesterol 5.24mg

 

2%

 

Sodium 201.14mg

 

8%

 

Potassium 828.11mg

 

24%

 

Carbohydrates 39.26g

 

13%

 

Dietary Fiber 8.06g

 

32%

 

Sugar 25.39g

 

 

 

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g

 

 

 

Net Carbohydrates 31.21g

 

 

 

Protein 4.83g

 

10%

 

 
            
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 Cooking Tips

*To save time, make vinaigrette, toast nuts and prepare greens the night before you serve this salad.

 

 Recipe Source

Cooking Light




 


 
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