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Menu title: 5 A Day



5 A Day: Eat 5 to 9 Fruits and Vegetables

Recipes
Salad

Harvest Vegetable Salad


Serves 4. Each serving equals two 5 A Day servings.

Ingredients

2 cups romaine lettuce, washed
1 cup cilantro leaves, washed
1 cup parsnips, peeled
1 cup carrots, peeled
1 cup turnips, peeled

Dressing

¼ cup lime juice
½ tsp lime zest, grated
1 tsp sugar
¼ cup chili powder
1 Tbsp olive oil

Combine romaine and cilantro, and divide onto four plates. Place parsnips, carrots and turnips into 1 quart of boiling water. Return water to a simmer, cook vegetables 2 minutes. Strain into colander. Mix ingredients for the dressing right before use. Place hot vegetables on top of greens and top with homemade dressing.

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 93, Fat 3g, Calories from Fat 30%, Carbohydrate 15, Cholesterol 0mg, Protein 1g, Fiber 4g, Sodium 46mg.


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