Italian Summer Squash Salad Recipe

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"My mother in Florida shared this recipe with me," says Lois Gelzer of Standish, Maine. "It is very colorful...and it's a great way to use up squash."

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Italian Summer Squash Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups torn Boston lettuce
1/3 cup thinly sliced zucchini
1/3 cup thinly sliced yellow summer squash
3 radishes, sliced
1/4 cup reduced-fat Italian salad dressing

Directions

In a bowl, toss the lettuce, zucchini, yellow squash and radishes. Serve with dressing. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup equals 67 calories, 5 g fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 233 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Summer Squash Salad in Cooking for 2 Spring 2005, p18

Keeping Lettuce Fresh

To store lettuce to keep it crisp and fresh, wash lettuce in cold water and drain very well. Use a “salad spinner” or pat it dry with paper towels. Store in a resealable plastic bag or airtight container with a dry paper towel in the bottom to absorb any leftover moisture. (Be certain to replace the towel if it gets wet.) For extra-crispy salads, you may want to use a lettuce variety like romaine that’s naturally more crisp.