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Serves
4 -
86
Calories
Dietician's Tip: This light and tangy salad is a great summer salad. It can also be served on top of grilled tuna steaks or with baked tortilla chips.
Ingredients
- 2 large red onions, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 4 spring (green) onions with tops, chopped
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 4 lettuce leaves
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the onions, vinegar, oil and sugar. Stir to mix evenly. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 60 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro and sprinkle with lime juice. Serve mounded on a leaf of lettuce.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: About 1/2 cup
- Calories 86
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Monounsaturated fat 1.5 g
- Saturated fat Trace
- Sodium 21 mg
- Total carbohydrate 16 g
- Dietary fiber 2 g
- Protein 1 g
- Serving size About 1/2 cup
- Total fat 2 g
- Sweets 1/2
- Vegetables 2
- Sweets 1/2
- Vegetables 2
- Nonstarchy vegetables 2
- Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates 1/2
Last Updated: 09-15-2016
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