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Try using orange juice instead of lemon juice for a quick change of pace.
If you don't care for sunflower seeds, you can replace them with crushed walnuts or cashews for a light nutty flavor.
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| Italian Spinach Salad |
Ingredients
(10 servings - 148 calories per serving)
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| 1 pound |
raw spinach or baby spinach |
| 2/3 cup |
cooked chickpeas |
| 1/2 cup |
mushrooms, sliced |
| 1/2 cup |
beet slices, canned, drained |
| 8 ounces |
part skim milk ricotta cheese |
| 1/3 cup |
sunflower seeds |
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juice of one whole lemon |
| 2 tbsp |
olive oil |
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- Wash spinach and pat dry with paper towels.
- Tear spinach into bite-size pieces.
- Toss chickpeas, mushrooms, beet slices, and cheese with spinach.
- Arrange salads on individual serving plates.
- Sprinkle each serving with seeds.
- In small mixing bowl or shaker bottle, blend lemon juice and olive oil.
- Drizzle each salad with juice/oil mixture.
- Serve while cold.
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