Romaine Hearts with Cucumber Ranch Dressing
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 8 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
- |
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cal |
3535 cal |
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pro |
2 g2g pro |
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total fat |
2 g2g total fat |
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sat. fat |
1 g1g sat. fat |
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carb |
3 g3g carb |
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fibre |
1 g1g fibre |
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chol |
3 mg3mg chol |
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sodium |
118 mg118mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
44 calcium |
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iron |
44 iron |
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vit A |
1414 vit A |
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vit C |
3737 vit C |
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folate |
3232 folate |
Serve this crisp salad fully dressed, or dress the romaine and peppers lightly and serve with the remaining dressing on the side so guests can take as much as they like. If you're using field cucumbers, peel and seed them before grating.
Ingredients
- 2 hearts of romaine 2 2hearts of romaine
- 1/4 cup finely diced sweet yellow pepper 1/4 1/4cup cupfinely diced sweet yellow pepper
- Cucumber Ranch Dressing:
- 1/3 cup light sour cream 1/3 1/3cup cuplight sour cream
- 2 tbsp light mayonnaise 2 2tbsp tbsplight mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp milk 2 2tbsp tbspmilk
- 1 tsp lemon juice 1 1tsp tsplemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard 1/2 1/2tsp tspDijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 1/2 cup grated, seeded cucumber 1/2 1/2cup cupgrated, seeded cucumber
- 2 tbsp minced fresh chives 2 2tbsp tbspminced fresh chivefresh chives or green onions
Preparation
Cucumber Ranch Dressing: In bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.) Add cucumber and chives; set aside in refrigerator.
Trim stem ends off romaine; separate leaves. Arrange on serving plate. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with yellow pepper.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: July 2005