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Luncheon Salad Recipe

"When our garden is producing lots of tomatoes and cucumbers, this refreshing main-dish salad is a favorite of ours," reports Rhonda Burns of Hopkins, Michigan. "It's a real lifesaver on hot days when I don't want to turn on the oven."

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Diabetic Friendly

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Luncheon Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 medium tomatoes, cubed
1 medium cucumber, cubed
1 cup cubed fully cooked low-fat ham
1 cup cubed reduced-fat Swiss cheese
4 green onions, sliced
6 tablespoons fat-free ranch salad dressing

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add dressing and toss. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving equals 112 calories, 551 mg sodium, 19 mg cholesterol, 10 gm carbohydrate, 12 gm protein, 2 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 lean meat.

Originally published as Luncheon Salad in Quick Cooking July/August 1998, p44

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia