Start-Your-Engine Salad Recipe

Start-Your-Engine Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (1)

Rate recipe

Darlis Wilfer of Phelps, Wisconsin contributes a sensational salad to our menu. Her sweet-and-sour carrot dressing perfectly complements a combination of lettuce, tomatoes and peppers.

This recipe is:

Quick

[X]

Rate Start-Your-Engine Salad Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Start-Your-Engine Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

20 20

Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped carrot
1/3 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped onion
6 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 cups torn salad greens
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

Directions

For dressing, combine the first seven ingredients in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. In a salad bowl, combine the greens, peppers, Parmesan cheese and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 146 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 179 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Start-Your-Engine Salad in Quick Cooking May/June 2002, p49