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Italian Crouton Salad (recipes)


Italian Crouton Salad

Yield: Makes 6 servings



Ingredients:



6ounces French or Italian bread

1/4cup plain nonfat yogurt

1/4cup red wine vinegar

4teaspoons olive oil

1tablespoon water

3cloves garlic, minced

6medium (about 12 ounces) plum tomatoes

1/2medium red onion, thinly sliced

3tablespoons slivered fresh basil leaves

2tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

12leaves red leaf lettuce or 4 cups prepared Italian salad mix

2tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese









Preparation:





1.Preheat broiler. To prepare croutons, cut bread into 3/4-inch cubes. Place in single layer on baking sheet. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 3 minutes or until bread is golden, stirring every 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from baking sheet; place in large bowl.2.Whisk together yogurt, vinegar, oil, water and garlic in small bowl until blended; set aside. Core tomatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-wide slices. Add to croutons along with onion, basil and parsley; stir until blended. Pour yogurt mixture over crouton mixture; toss to coat. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 1 day. (Croutons will be more tender the following day.)3.To serve, place lettuce on plates. Spoon crouton mixture over lettuce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.









Nutritional Information:







Serving Size: about 1 cup salad plus 1/3 cup crouton mixture with 1 teaspoon cheese







Sodium

234 mg







Protein

6 g







Fiber

2 g







Carbohydrate

25 g







Cholesterol

2 mg







Saturated Fat

1 g







Total Fat

5 g







Calories from Fat

28 %







Calories

160









Dietary Exchange:







Fat

1







Vegetable

1-1/2







Starch

1