Pear Salad with Almonds Recipe



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Pear Salad with Almonds

Pear Salad with Almonds*

½ cup of your favorite fat-free Italian dressing
½ cup orange juice
12 ounces chopped romaine lettuce
2 ounces sliced almonds, toasted
1½ ounces goat cheese, crumbled
2 medium pears, peeled and diced

1. Whisk together Italian dressing and orange juice; set aside.

2. Toss together remaining ingredients in a large salad bowl

3. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss again to coat.

Please note this recipe makes six servings; you can easily cut the recipe in half for two generous servings of this tasty salad. If you are avoiding cholesterol, just omit the goat cheese.

Exchanges per serving:
• 1 fruit
• 1½ fat
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Calories per serving........132
Calories from fat.............60

Total fat...........................7g
Saturated fat...................1g
Cholesterol....................7mg
Total carbohydrate.........15g
Sugars..........................10g
Protein.............................5g
Sodium.......................245mg
Dietary fiber.....................3g

* This recipe and nutritional information are from Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking written by Rush dietitian Lara Rondinelli, RD, LDN, CDE, and is reprinted with permission from the American Diabetes Association.



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