50% less sat fat • 100% less cholesterol than the original recipe. This lemony bean-and-grain side dish is packed with fiber—6 grams per serving! Pair it with any grilled entrée for a fabulous summer meal.
Skinny Hearty Grain and Veggie Salad
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups cooked quinoa*
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup chopped yellow sweet pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 4 cups torn Bibb lettuce
Instructions
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Step1Place basil in a food processor. Add Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and black pepper. Cover and process until nearly smooth, stopping to scrape down side as needed. Set aside.
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Step2In a medium bowl, stir together cooked quinoa, the beans, sweet pepper, tomato, and green onions. Add basil mixture; stir to coat.
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Step3Serve quinoa mixture over torn lettuce.
Nutrition
180
Calories
6g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 3/4 cup quinoa mixture plus 2/3 cup lettuce
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 90%
- 90%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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