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Portabello Mushroom Salad

Serves 4, Total Carbohydrates: 56

Ingredients for portabella mushroom salad recipe:

  • 4 oz. Gorgonzola or other blue cheese, crumbled do

  • 1 cup sour cream

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise

  • 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

  • 1 salt and pepper

  • 4 portabella mushrooms, 3-4 oz. each extra-virgin olive oil

  • Salt and pepper

  • 2 romaine hearts

  • 1 roasted red pepper, peeled, seeded and cut into 4 pieces

Mash the cheese to a paste. Stir in the sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar and garlic. Season to taste. Remove the stem from the mushroom and scrape out the gills with a small spoon. Score the tops in a cross-hatch pattern. Season the mushrooms with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill or broil, 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked through.

Cut the romaine hearts in half and place on 4 plates. Drizzle with the dressing. Top with a mushroom and a piece of red pepper.

Hot or Cold Chicken Salad recipe

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz chicken

  • 3-4 T mayonnaise

  • 1 c shredded Cheddar cheese

  • 1 T Dijon mustard

  • 1 T ea chopped: onion, red pepper, parsley

  • 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp, crumbled

Mix all ingredients together. Place in refrigerator to cool or bake at 350 for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.

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Taco Salad

Ingredients for taco salad recipe:

  • 12 oz ground beef

  • 4 cups lettuce

  • 2 teaspoons taco seasoning mix

  • 4 oz cheddar, shredded

  • 4 tablespoons salsa

  • 2 tablespoons sour cream

Brown beef and stir in spices. Divide lettuce onto two plates. Top with half ground beef mixture, sprinkle with cheese, top with salsa and sour cream. Serves 2 @ 8 carb (carbohydrates).

Oriental Salad

Makes 6 servings . Total Carbohydrates: 38

Fish sauce is the salty liquid condiment used extensively in Southeast Asian cooking. Well stocked grocery stores and Oriental supermarkets carry it, but you can use salt in its place.

Ingredients for oriental salad recipe:

  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery hearts

  • 2 green onions, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 16 sprigs cilantro, leaves only

  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

  • 1 medium tomato, cut in half and cut into very thin slices

  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced English cucumber

  • 1 head Romaine lettuce, inner leaves only

  • 1 head butter lettuce, inner leaves only

  • 1 bunch watercress, large stems removed

  • 2 hard cooked eggs, whites and yolks separated

  • 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic

  • 1 teaspoon Splenda

  • 5 Tablespoons lemon Juice

  • 1 Tablespoon fish sauce

Combine the celery, green onion, cilantro, mint, tomato, cucumber, lettuce and watercress. Thinly slice the egg whites and add to the mix.

Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until the garlic turns pale gold. Remove from the heat and let cool. Mash the egg yolks. Add the Splenda, lemon juice and fish sauce. Beat in the garlic and oil. Toss with the salad, lightly pressing the ingredients together.