Roasted Red Peppers And Goat Cheese

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Roasted Red Peppers And Goat Cheese

 

Recipe By : Healthful Cooking, Mary Carroll, Star Tribune 3/1/01

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers And Snacks Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 large red bell peppers

4 1 oz round slices goat cheese

2 tablespoons olive oil -- divided

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Salt to taste

4 cups torn lettuce

4 slices French bread -- toasted

 

Serves 4.

 

Another favorite winter salad, this roasted pepper dish is from southern

France. Preheat broiler. Quarter and seed peppers, then place cut side

down on nonstick baking sheet. Brush with half the olive oil. Broil,

turning once, until edges begin to blacken. Peel blackened skin and

discard; rinse peppers well. Pat dry.

 

Broil goat cheese rounds 1 minute, or until just golden. Set aside.

 

In large bowl, whisk together remaining oil, vinegar, thyme, and

salt. Arrange lettuce on 4 salad plates. Top with peppers and goat

cheese. Drizzle with vinegar mixture. Add 1 slice bread to each plate.

 

Nutrition information per serving: Calories 210, Carbohydrates 22 g,

Protein 8 g, Fat 11 g, including sat. fat 5 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium

250 mg, Calcium 180 mg, Dietary fiber 3 g.

 

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1 vegetable exch., 1 bread/ starch exch.,

1/2 med-fat meat exch., and 1 1/2 fat exch.

 

 

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