Pear Salad with Mint & Figs
Source: Revised Edition The New American Plate Meals(r) for a healthy weight &
a healthy life
Add a bit of elegance to your next dinner party with this easily prepared salad.
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp honey
1/8 tsp salt
1 sm shallot, minced
1 sm head Boston lettuce, washed, torn
1/4 c chopped fresh mint
1 ripe Bosc pear, seeded, cored, quartered
8 dried figs, cut in 4 slices each
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
In sm bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, lemon juice, honey & salt. Stir in
shallot & set aside. To prepare salad, arrange lettuce on serving platter.
Sprinkle
mint over lettuce. Cut each pear quarter into 4 slices & arrange over mint.
Sprinkle with dried figs. Stir dressing & pour over salad. Toss to coat. Serve
garnished with freshly ground black pepper.
&nb! sp; ;
4 servings
Per serving: 197 cal, 7g total fat, 1 g sat fat, 33g carb, 2g protein, 6g
fiber, 78mg sod
Thanks to Lil
When we are grateful for the good we already have,
we attract more good into our life.
On the other hand, when we are ungrateful, we tend to shut ourselves off from
the good we might otherwise experience.
~Sylvia
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