Saladelicious
Far East Green Bean Salad
3/4 pound fresh green beans
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed
and drained
2 T. orange juice
2 T. rice or cider vinegar
2 t. grated fresh ginger (or 1/2 t. dried ginger)
1 t. extra virgin olive oil
4 dashes hot pepper sauce
Salt
Boil a pot of water and cook green beans 4 minutes. Add red pepper and cook 3 minutes longer, until vegetables are crisp tender. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain again and put in a bowl with the water chestnuts. Shake dressing ingredients in a jar and pour over the veggies. Toss well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
I served this to a group of veggie-haters at a family dinner last year and, much to their (and my) surprise, it quickly disappeared.
Four servings at 65 calories per serving.
Boil a pot of water and cook green beans 4 minutes. Add red pepper and cook 3 minutes longer, until vegetables are crisp tender. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain again and put in a bowl with the water chestnuts. Shake dressing ingredients in a jar and pour over the veggies. Toss well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
I served this to a group of veggie-haters at a family dinner last year and, much to their (and my) surprise, it quickly disappeared.
Four servings at 65 calories per serving.
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Cool AS A Cucumber Salad
1 English (hothouse) cucumber
1/2 small red onion (about 1/2 cup)
1 T. salt
1-1/2 T wine vinegar
1 packet stevia
1 t. dried dill
Slice cucumber lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Slice cucumber and onion thinly. Put in a colander and toss with salt. let it sit for 20 minutes, then rinse and drain well. Combine with vinegar, stevia and dill. You can nibble on this for a few days. Nice as a side dish.
Makes about 2 cups for a total of 48 calories for the whole thing.
Use a hothouse cucumber rather than the regular which is waxed. If you can only find the regular ones, be sure to peel them first.
The best thing about this, aside from the fact that it tastes good, is that it is virtually a negative calorie dish. You actually burn up more calories chewing and digesting than the dish contains.
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South Seas Coleslaw
1 bag angel hair coleslaw
1 c. shredded carrot
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice
3 T. light mayonnaise
3 T. fat free plain yogurt
1 t. Mrs. Dash
Put the coleslaw and carrot in a large bowl. Drain the pineapple well and save the juice. Mix mayo, yogurt, drained pineapple and Mrs. Dash. If it's too thick, thin with a little of the reserved juice. Toss with the veggies. If you happen to have celery seed in the house, add a tablespoon, otherwise forget it. It does add a nice flavor, however.
Make this up early in the day. It gets better after it sits in the fridge for at least a few hours. Nibble on it for several days.
Makes 6 cups at 71 calories per cup.
Cool AS A Cucumber Salad
1 English (hothouse) cucumber1/2 small red onion (about 1/2 cup)
1 T. salt
1-1/2 T wine vinegar
1 packet stevia
1 t. dried dill
Slice cucumber lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Slice cucumber and onion thinly. Put in a colander and toss with salt. let it sit for 20 minutes, then rinse and drain well. Combine with vinegar, stevia and dill. You can nibble on this for a few days. Nice as a side dish.
Makes about 2 cups for a total of 48 calories for the whole thing.
Use a hothouse cucumber rather than the regular which is waxed. If you can only find the regular ones, be sure to peel them first.
The best thing about this, aside from the fact that it tastes good, is that it is virtually a negative calorie dish. You actually burn up more calories chewing and digesting than the dish contains.
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South Seas Coleslaw
1 bag angel hair coleslaw1 c. shredded carrot
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice
3 T. light mayonnaise
3 T. fat free plain yogurt
1 t. Mrs. Dash
Put the coleslaw and carrot in a large bowl. Drain the pineapple well and save the juice. Mix mayo, yogurt, drained pineapple and Mrs. Dash. If it's too thick, thin with a little of the reserved juice. Toss with the veggies. If you happen to have celery seed in the house, add a tablespoon, otherwise forget it. It does add a nice flavor, however.
Make this up early in the day. It gets better after it sits in the fridge for at least a few hours. Nibble on it for several days.
Makes 6 cups at 71 calories per cup.
