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"Healthified" Layered Vegetable Salad

What is “Healthified”?

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

Make-Ahead

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.

2 reviews

4 ratings

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.

Prep Time:20 min

Start to Finish:20 min

makes:10 servings (about 1 cup each)

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.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information

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: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

2 Reviews

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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 at 1:41 PM on July 6 2009 by doccat5

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Good but too much dressing.

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.
Posted at 10:00 AM on January 12 2009 by clarissa