Kaylor: Spruce up your summer menus with a variety of salads
Summer brings a wide variety of fresh produce. Fruits and vegetables add color and nutrition to our plates. Whether you grow the fresh produce or buy it at a farmers market or grocery store, add some colorful salads to your outdoor or indoor menus.
Coleslaw
1 medium cabbage, finely shredded
1 carrot, shredded
tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. honey
c. light Miracle Whip salad dressing
Combine cabbage and carrot. Prepare dressing by mixing celery seed, vinegar, honey and Miracle Whip. Pour dressing over salad and toss; chill.
Makes eight to 10 servings. Per serving: 70 calories, 8 g carbohydrate and 3.5 g fat
Honey Bee Fruit Salad
Prepare the following and place in a bowl:
3 medium oranges, peeled and cut into pieces
2 bananas, peeled and sliced
1 pint berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc.)
Heat the following in a small saucepan:
c. orange juice
c. honey
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Allow orange juice mixture to cool, then pour over fruit. If desired, sprinkle with a c. flaked coconut.
Makes eight servings. Per serving: 110 calories, 0 g fat, 30 g carbohydrate and 3 g fiber
Fiesta Bean Salad
1 (16-ounce) can of each of these: red kidney beans, yellow wax beans, green beans, garbanzo beans*
1 large red onion, sliced
1 large green pepper, sliced
c. vinegar
c. oil (such as canola or sunflower)
1 c. sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Drain and rinse the canned beans. Combine beans, onion and green pepper in a large bowl. Mix vinegar, oil and sugar in separate container. Pour over bean mixture and stir well. Season with salt and pepper. Marinate at least three hours in the refrigerator.
* Note: You can substitute fresh, cooked green and yellow beans for canned.
Makes 10 servings. Per serving: 310 calories, 12 grams (g) fat, 44 g carbohydrate and 8 g fiber
Marinated Vegetable Salad
1 head broccoli, cut in florets
1 head cauliflower, cut in florets
1 c. carrots, sliced
1 small red onion, sliced
1 tomato, diced
1 c. nonfat Italian dressing
Mix all ingredients and allow to marinate in refrigerator for several hours.
Makes six servings. Per serving: 100 calories, 20 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat and 5 g fiber
These recipes are courtesy of Utah State University Extension.
Best Fresh Produce Buys for June: Apricots, beans, blueberries, cherries, corn, grapes, lettuce, melons, oranges, peaches, plums, radishes, strawberries, tomatoes
Quick Quiz
Can you answer these summer food safety questions? The answers are at the bottom.
1. On a hot day (more than 90 degrees), how long can perishable food (salads, meat, cut fruit) safely be on your serving table? __________________________
2. To what safe internal temperature should you cook hamburgers? ________ degrees F.
3. To what safe internal temperature should you cook chicken? ________ degrees F.
Quick Quiz Answers: 1. 1 hour; 2. 160 degrees F; 3. 165 degrees F
Garden
Couscous Salad
2 c. couscous, cooked (follow instructions on package)
2 c. diced cucumber
1 c. seeded and diced tomato
c. chopped sweet onion
2 tsp. dried dill weed
c. Italian low-fat salad dressing
Prepare couscous and let it chill. Rinse vegetables thoroughly with water. Chop or dice vegetables as indicated. Toss together ingredients in a large bowl, adding the salad dressing last. Chill for at least one hour and serve.
Makes about 10 servings ( cup each). Per serving: 70 calories, 2 g fat, 2 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber and 135 milligrams sodium
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