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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 large serving 533g Recipe makes 1 large serving) The following items or measurements are not included below: mixed baby greens
Calories 980
Calories from Fat 790		(80%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 87.8g	135%
	Saturated Fat 12.3g	61%
	Monounsaturated Fat 62.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 70mg		2%
Potassium 1459mg		41%
Total Carbohydrate 51.3g		17%
	Dietary Fiber 13.8g	55%
	Sugars 24.8g
Protein 10.1g		20%
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Really Green Salad With Avocado Lemon Dressing

Recipe #204023 | 15 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Sharon123
Jan 8, 2007

This is what I eat everyday for lunch. I just use what I have on hand. Feel free to change around the ingredients to please your tastes. Sometimes I even grate some beet into the mix!

1 large serving (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 cups mixed baby greens (or lettuce of choice)
1 cup baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4-1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, to taste
1/2 cup alfalfa sprout
1/4 cup lentil sprouts (or other sprouts)
1/4 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper (or yellow or green)
1/2 cup snow peas, sliced thinly
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-2 scallions, chopped
1/4-1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh mint

Variations

you may add chopped green beans or grated carrot or grated beet or shaved summer squash, etc

Dressing

1 lemon, juice of (about 1/3-1/2 cup)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon honey (to taste)
1/2 avocado, mashed
salt (optional)

Directions

1
In a large bowl, place the lettuces, parsley, cilantro, sprouts, cucumber, tomatoes, bell peppers, snow peas, garlic, scallions and mint.
2
In a small bowl, mash avocado well.
3
Add juice from lemon, honey and avocado.
4
Add oil to taste and mix thoroughly.
5
Salt to taste if desired(I don't use it).
6
Pour dressing over salad and enjoy!

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Featured Reviews for This Recipe

From: Halcyon Eve

On Jul 14, 2009

This was a wonderful salad! The salad is so flexible, that really this review is more for the dressing than anything. I did tweak the recipe a bit to suit our tastes and my diet: for 3 dinner salads, I made the dressing using 1 medium avocado, 1/4 cup EVOO, 2 tsp honey, and about 1/3 cup (didn't measure, so just an estimate) of lemon juice (bottled, instead of fresh). This seemed just perfect to us--DH's whole face just lit up when he sampled it! For the salad, I used mixed baby greens, baby spinach, sliced Persian cucumbers, chopped orange bell pepper, chopped sugar snap peas, chopped red onion, chopped cilantro, spicy salad sprouts, and heirloom cherry tomatoes. Served with multigrain rolls and Bing cherries, this made a lovely summer dinner for us. Thanks so much for sharing, Sharon! Made for Everyday is a Holiday tag game.

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From: LindseyKay

On Mar 11, 2008

I made this for a get-together (quadrupled), and people couldn't stop raving about the dressing! I reduced the olive oil to 1/4c and added in a few dashes of red wine vinegar. It was excellent. I will make this my new salad dressing; I love that its bright and healthy and there are no nasty preservatives or additives.

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From: Molidol

On May 24, 2007

I loved this! I used whatever greens and veggies I had on hand. The dressing was made just as stated...boy do I love avocados! Thanks for sharing!

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