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Enjoy this delicious Middle Eastern salad with olive oil and garlic dressing. (You’ll want to stock up on tasty zataar seasoning, found at Middle Eastern grocery stores.) To save on calories and fat, skip the dressing and serve salad with ½ cup of cottage cheese or with garbanzo beans instead for a healthy, protein-packed meal.
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Salad:
2 ½ cups chopped romaine lettuce
¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
¼ cup chopped mint
1 cup quartered grape tomatoes
1 medium-sized cucumber, peeled and diced
4 scallions, finely chopped
1 loaf sprouted grain bread
Freshly ground salt and pepper to taste
Dressing:
¼ cup olive oil
1-2 cloves of garlic, made into a paste with salt and a pestle and mortar (if you don’t have one use knife blade to smash into a paste)
2 generous portions of zataar seasoning
Juice from two lemons
Salad:
Dressing:
Makes 6 servings
Per serving:
Calories: 130
Total fat: 10g
Saturated fat: 1.5g
Sodium: 65mg
Total carbohydrate: 10g
Dietary fiber: 2g
Protein: 2g
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*Nutrition analysis includes dressing
Recipe courtesy of Speaking of Women’s Health
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