Top this healthy salad with deliciously ghoulish croutons. Cookie cutters make it easy.
Ghostly Greens
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 15
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Croutons
- 1 1/2-inch Halloween-shaped cookie cutters
- 6 slices (1/2 inch thick) white or whole-grain bread
- 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Dressing
- 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salad
- 2 bags (5 oz each) mixed spring greens
- 1 cup sliced and quartered English (seedless) cucumber
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/3 cup sliced ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Using cutters, cut 4 shapes from each slice of bread. Place on cookie sheet; brush with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil. In small bowl, mix Italian seasoning and garlic salt; sprinkle over shapes. Bake about 8 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in blender, place basil leaves, vinegar, sugar and salt. Cover; blend on high speed. Scrape sides. Add 1/4 cup oil; blend until smooth, stopping once or twice to scrape sides.
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Step3In large bowl, toss greens, cucumber, tomatoes and carrots with dressing. Top with feta cheese and croutons.
Nutrition
110
Calories
7g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 190mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 40%
- 40%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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