chickpea apple salad with blackberry vinaigrette

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the color was odd but interesting. good flavors.

 

 

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Chickpea Apple Salad with Blackberry Vinaigrette

 

Recipe By :KP Slimmer Meals 2002 Hanneman

Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : KPSlim2 Salads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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DRESSING:

1 tablespoon blackberry syrup or puree

2 tablespoons pineapple or mirin vinegar

1/2 lemon -- juiced

salt

pepper

1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

SALAD:

2 cups mixed salad greens (mesclun) with spinach -- (or more)

4 ounces canned garbanzo beans -- rinsed

4 ounces sliced mushrooms

2 green onions with tops -- diced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1 medium red delicious apple -- cored, diced

 

Combine the syrup, vinegar and lemon juice. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Whisk in the oil. Set aside.

 

Combine the salad ingredients -- waiting to cut the apple last. Whisk the

dressing again. Drizzle about half on the salad and toss to coat. Chill both

salad and extra dressing until serving. Serve; offer the extra dressing on the

side.

 

Per Serving: Calories 284 (38% from fat); 12g Total Fat; 4g Fiber (6 WW POINTS)

 

 

TIP - Mesclun - A combination of several varieties of salad greens, particularly

baby lettuces; available in many supermarkets. Look for mesclun with crisp

leaves and no sign of wilting. It may be refrigerated in a plastic bag for up to

five days; wash and blot dry just before using. Mesclun mixes can vary, but

commonly include: radicchio, arugula, sorrel, dandelion, oak leaf, mizuma and

frisée. It's sometimes called " european blend. "

 

ALTERNATIVE DRESSING:

3 tbs diet vinaigrette

1 tbs blackberry puree

or syrup or seedless jam

fresh lemon juice to taste

salt and pepper

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 284 Calories; 12g Fat (36.4% calories

from fat); 8g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 24mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 2 Fat;

1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Musky chickpeas and crisp sweet apple make this salad interesting: the

apples were diced the same size as the chickpeas. We enjoyed the freshness of

the blackberry vinaigrette. We liked this a lot more than that supersweet

raspberry dressing. The basil may seem odd, but it worked well as a sharp

surprise. This combination salad was better than expected and we will do this

again. Downside: the color shouts " Different! " It also said " Special. "

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 58574 0 0 0 0 0 0 4165 0 0 0 0 0