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Crunchy Mixed Green Salad with Blue Cheese

Crunchy Mixed Green Salad with Blue Cheese

This seems to make a huge salad, but when I ate it for lunch, it was a perfect portion. The crunch of the apples and the sweetness of the dried cranberries combined with the balsamic vinegar makes such a beautiful flavor combination.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 309
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups mixed greens
  • ½ apple
  • 2 tablespoons grated carrot
  • 1 tablespoon pecans
  • 1½ tablespoons dried cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles
  • 1½ teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Method
 

  1. Grate the carrot.
  2. Crumble the blue cheese.
  3. Chop the apple.
  4. Combine all ingredients.

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 138mgPotassium: 488mgFiber: 5gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 6483IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg

Notes

High in dietary fiber and manganese, very high in vitamin A, and very low in cholesterol.

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