Teriyaki Turkey Tossed Salad
“This tasty, colorful salad is great to serve for lunch,” writes Mary Wilhelm. The Sparta, Wisconsin reader adds, “With a whole wheat roll and frozen yogurt for dessert, you have the perfect meal!”4 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh snow peas
- 6 cups spring mix salad greens
- 3/4 pound thinly sliced deli turkey, julienned
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add peas. Reduce
- heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain
- and immediately place peas in ice water. Drain and pat dry.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, turkey, red pepper,
- almonds, onions and peas. In a small bowl, whisk the orange juice,
- teriyaki sauce, honey and pepper flakes. Drizzle over salad and toss
- to coat. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1-1/2 cup equals 240 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 1,073 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable,