Pear Salad with Jicama and Snow Peas

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Pear Salad with Jicama and Snow Peas

 

Recipe By :Kate Stewart Rovner, Plano, Texas

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : March, 2001 Salads & Dressings

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups fresh snow peas -- *see Note

2 ripe pears -- peeled

1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 small jícama -- peeled*

2 cups fresh spinach leaves

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 clove garlic -- minced

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 green onions -- thinly sliced (1 to 2)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

3 tablespoons chopped pecans -- toasted

 

COOK snow peas in boiling water to cover 1 minute; drain. Plunge into ice water

to stop the cooking process. Cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips.

 

CUT pears into 1/4-inch strips; toss with lemon juice. Cut jícama and spinach

into thin strips.

 

WHISK together vinegar and next 3 ingredients. Gradually add oil, whisking until

mixture is well blended. Stir in green onions and basil. Chill 15 minutes.

 

COMBINE vegetable strips and pear strips. Drizzle with dressing, tossing to

coat; sprinkle with pecans. Serve immediately.

 

Per serving: Calories 127 (48% from fat); Fat 6.8g (sat 0.8g, mono 4.5g, poly

0.9g); Protein 2.5g; Carb 16g; Fiber 4.6g; Chol 0mg; Iron 2mg; Sodium 43mg; Calc

53mg.

 

Source:

" Southern Living, March 2001 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 147 Calories; 11g Fat (62.9% calories

from fat); 2g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 21mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : * 1 (9-ounce) package frozen snow pea pods may be substituted for fresh

snow peas. 1 Red Delicious apple may be substituted for jícama.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0