The New Layered Salad

This updated version includes turkey ham, fresh fennel, and reduced-fat or smoked cheese.

Ingredients:
4 cups torn mixed greens
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup red and/or yellow cherry tomatoes, quartered or halved
1 cup thinly sliced fresh fennel bulb or celery
1 cup chopped yellow and/or red sweet peppers (1 large)
1 cup diced cooked turkey ham (6 ounces)
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 cup light mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon snipped fresh fennel tops or 1-teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
1/8 teaspoon ground white or black pepper
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat or smoke-flavored cheddar cheese

Directions:
Place mixed greens in the bottom of a 2-1/2-quart clear salad bowl. Layer in the following order: garbanzo beans, tomatoes, sliced fennel or celery, sweet peppers, turkey ham, and green onions. For dressing, stir together mayonnaise or salad dressing, milk, snipped fennel tops or fennel seed, and white pepper. Spread the dressing over the top of the salad, sealing to the edge of the bowl.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill for 4 to 24 hours.

Before serving, top salad with cheese; toss gently to mix.

Recipe makes ten side-dish servings.

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 283
Total fat: 11g Saturated fat 2g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 345mg
Carbohydrate: 7g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 8g