10 Minute Fruit & Cheese Salad

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10 Minute Fruit & Cheese Salad

This 10-minute salad offers you a quick and easy way to enjoy the delicious combination of flavors of the fruit, cheese and salad greens while receiving their many healthy benefits. It is a perfect light and cool dish on a warm day.

 

 

 

 

Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: ¾ cup green seedless grapes3 fresh apricots, cut into eighths3 dried figs sliced medium thick½ lb mixed salad greens2 TBS fresh lemon juicesalt and cracked black pepper to tasteextra virgin olive oil to taste3oz goat or gorgonzola cheese*optional ( ¼ lb sliced turkey breast cut into bite size pieces)

Directions:

 

Toss all ingredients together and serve. Top with goat or gorgonzola cheese.Serves 2

Healthy Cooking Tips:

Nutritional Profile

 

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10 minute fruit & cheese salad1.00 serving316.83 calories

 

Nutrient

Amount

%DV

NutrientDensity

World's HealthiestFoods Rating

 

vitamin A

4732.05 IU

94.6

5.4

excellent

 

vitamin C

37.19 mg

62.0

3.5

very good

 

calcium

372.66 mg

37.3

2.1

good

 

manganese

0.73 mg

36.5

2.1

good

 

folate

144.88 mcg

36.2

2.1

good

 

dietary fiber

7.80 g

31.2

1.8

good

 

protein

13.01 g

26.0

1.5

good

 

 

 

World's HealthiestFoods Rating

Rule

 

excellent

DV>=75%

OR

Density>=7.6

AND

DV>=10%

 

very good

DV>=50%

OR

Density>=3.4

AND

DV>=5%

 

good

DV>=25%

OR

Density>=1.5

AND

DV>=2.5%