Summer Salad Recipe

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“This is a great meal by itself or equally refreshing as a side salad,” says Kristin Scharf of Portage, Indiana. Tart cranberries and dressing, tangy feta and crunchy pine nuts create an attractive blend.

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Summer Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh baby spinach
1 cup torn leaf lettuce
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
1 tablespoon pine nuts
2 tablespoons prepared reduced-fat red wine vinaigrette

Directions

In a small serving bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss to coat. Serve immediately. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 112 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 315 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Summer Salad in Cooking for 2 Summer 2009, p15

The History of Feta

FETA is a white, salty, semi-firm cheese. Traditionally it was made from sheep or goat's milk but is now also made with cow's milk. After feta is formed in a special mold, it's sliced into large pieces, salted and soaked in brine. Although feta cheese is mostly associated with Greek cooking, "feta" comes from the Italian word "fette", meaning slice of food.