Colorful Edamame Salad Recipe

This colorful salad is packed with veggies and makes a delicious addition to a healthy dinner or summer pot-luck outing.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups romaine lettuce, washed
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup sliced cucumber
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 1/2 cups shelled edamame, cooked

Directions
To cook edamame, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add shelled edamame and cook four minutes. Drain and rinse with cold running water to cool. Prepare all other ingredients and combine with the edamame in a large salad bowl. If desired, toss with a low-fat or nonfat dressing of your choice.

Note: The dressing is not included in the nutritional analysis below.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/4 of recipe. 120 calories, 3 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 80 milligrams sodium, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 17 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fiber, 9 grams protein.

Diabetic exchange
Fruit: 0; vegetables: 2; meat: 1; milk: 0; fat: 0; carbohydrate: 0; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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