Healthified Layered Vegetable Salad

65% fewer calories • 77% less fat • 75% less sat fat than the original recipe—see the comparison So many scrumptious layers with so much less fat—enjoy! From eatbetteramerica.

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PREP TIME
20 Min
TOTAL TIME
20 Min
SERVINGS
10

Salad

6: cups torn mixed salad greens, such as Italian blend

2: cups small broccoli florets

1: cup shredded carrots

2: cups Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen sweet peas, cooked, drained

1: medium red bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips

2: medium stalks celery, thinly sliced (1 cup)

6: slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled

5: medium green onions, thinly sliced (5 tablespoons)

Dressing

3/4: cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

3/4: cup buttermilk

2: tablespoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves

1/2: teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

1: teaspoon lemon juice

1/4: teaspoon pepper

1/2: cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (2 oz)

1 Place salad greens in large salad bowl. In order given, layer remaining salad ingredients over greens.
2 In small bowl, mix all dressing ingredients except cheese until well blended. Spoon dressing over salad; sprinkle with cheese. Toss salad to coat.

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Expert Tips

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.

Assemble salad ingredients; cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours. Mix dressing; cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours. Just before serving, top salad with dressing and cheese; toss to coat.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 150

(Calories from Fat 80),

Total Fat 9g

(Saturated Fat 2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 15mg;
Sodium 360mg;
Total Carbohydrate 11g

(Dietary Fiber 3g,
Sugars 5g),

Protein 6g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 90 %;
Vitamin C 70 %;
Calcium 10 %;
Iron 6 %;

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
1 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
1/2 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

What is healthified?

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original

Here's the skinny

Before	After
	1 cup shredded carrots
	2 cups small broccoli florets
	1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
12 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled	6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz)	1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise	3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
	3/4 cup buttermilk
	2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
	1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
	1 teaspoon lemon juice
	1/4 teaspoon pepper

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		430 (before) 150 (after)
Fat		6 1/2 (before) 1 (after)
Saturated Fat		8 g (before) 2 g (after)
Selenium (%DV)		15 (before) 8 (after)
Total Fat		40 g (before) 9 g (after)

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Posted 11/23/2011 12:32:20 PM REPORT ABUSE OceanWench said:

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I would imagine that you could replace 3 tabel spoons of Bacos or other soy based bacon bits for the real thing which would reduce the fat content even more.

Posted 7/6/2009 1:41:25 PM REPORT ABUSE doccat5 said:

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Excellent recipe, I used Lite Miracle Whip instead of the mayo and also decreased the amount of dressing. I also used fresh peas, carrots and broccoli and added some cauliflower florets as well. It was hit.

Posted 1/12/2009 10:00:06 AM REPORT ABUSE clarissa said:

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I did not put the full amount of dressing on this salad. Using the full amount would have seriously drowned the salad. Of course, I like a light amount of dressing anyways, real dressing fans may want the full amount. The salad itself is a tasty mix of vegtables made special by the cheese and bacon. I used turkey bacon for a healthier choice. My children were not too impressed. They didn't like the dressing.

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