Country-Style Wedge Salad with Turkey
8g CARB
Serves 4
Total 25 min.
- 1 large head Bibb or butterhead lettuce, quartered
- 1 recipe Buttermilk-Avocado Dressing
- 2 cups shredded cooked turkey breast
- 1 cup halved grape or cherry tomatoes
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 4 slices lower-sodium, less-fat bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
- Cracked black pepper
1. Arrange one lettuce quarter on each plate. Drizzle half of the dressing over wedges. Top with turkey, tomatoes, and eggs. Drizzle with the remaining dressing. Sprinkle with bacon, onion, and pepper.
Buttermilk-Avocado Dressing In a blender combine ¾ cup buttermilk; half of an avocado, peeled and seeded; 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh Italian parsley; ¼ tsp. each onion powder, salt, dry mustard, and black pepper; and 1 clove garlic, minced. Cover and blend until smooth.
PER SERVING (1 wedge salad + ¼ cup dressing each) cal 228, fat 9 g (2 g sat. fat), chol 149 mg, sodium 381 mg, carb 8 g (2 g fiber, 5 g sugars), pro 29 g
Chicken-Broccoli Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
29g CARB
Serves 4
Hands On 20 min.
Total 2 hr. 20 min.
- 3 cups packaged shredded broccoli slaw mix
- 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken breast
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced celery
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup light mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- ½ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. black pepper
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
1. In a large bowl combine the first five ingredients (through onion). In a small bowl whisk together the next seven ingredients (through pepper). Pour buttermilk mixture over broccoli mixture; toss gently to combine. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours before serving.
2. Just before serving, add baby spinach and toss gently to combine.
PER SERVING (2 cups each) cal 278, fat 7 g (2 g sat. fat), chol 64 mg, sodium 585 mg, carb 29 g (4 g fiber, 19 g sugars), pro 26 g
GOOD FOR YOU
Using homemade salad dressing is a wholesome way to eat—you avoid additives like preservatives, colorings, and added sugars.
