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Colorful Fruit-and-Greens Salad
Low Fat Recipe

This colorful combination of strawberries, orange, apples and fennel goes perfectly with assorted baby greens such as escarole, radicchio, endive - found at most grocery stores pre-cut and sold by the pound or pre-packaged -- and a light fruity vinaigrette.

Ingredients for Vinaigrette:
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoon white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Pinch salt

Other Ingredients:
4 cups mixed salad greens, such as mesclun
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
One orange peeled and sliced
One Golden Delicious apple or Bartlett pear, cored and chopped
1/2 fresh diced fennel

In a large salad bowl, whisk together vinaigrette ingredients. Add salad greens and toss. Arrange fruit and fennel on top of greens and serve.

Recipe makes four servings.

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 95
Carbohydrate: 17g
Protein: 1g
Fat: 1g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 74mg
Fiber: 4g
Calories from fat:  15-percent

See also:
Rainbow Fruit Salad
Fruited Spinach Salad
Five Fruit Salad
Healthy Salad Dressings
Zero Fat Salad Dressing