Green Salad With Posole And Creamy Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For the Creamy Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette dressing
    1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
    1/4 cup canned diced green chilis
    1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    1/4 cup hot water
    1/4 cup chopped cilantro
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
    1 garlic clove, halved
    kosher salt, to taste
    For the salad
    1 (9 ounce) bag romaine mixed salad greens or 1 lb romaine lettuce, cleaned of damaged leaves, cored, washed, and broken in bite-size pieces
    1 small head radicchio, cored and broken in bite-size pieces
    36 grape tomatoes, halved
    1 (15 ounce) can posole, drained and rinsed (whole hominy)
    1 cup shredded carrot
    3 scallions, trimmed and sliced (green onions)
    1/3 cup canned sliced ripe olives
Preparation
    Preparation:
    To make the dressing puree all of the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
    Toss the romaine, radicchio, tomatoes, posole, carrot, scallions, and olives in a large salad bowl. Toss with the dressing and serve.
    Nutritional Information Per Serving:
    Nutritional Information Per Serving: For Dressing Only: Calories 80; Total fat 2.5g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 125mg; Carbohydrate 11g; Fiber 3g; Protein 3g; Vitamin A 2%DV*; Vitamin C 6%DV; Folate 12%DV; Calcium 2%DV; Iron 6%DV; Potassium 10%DV.
    Nutrition Information Per Serving: For Salad with Dressing: Calories 160; Total fat 4.5g; Saturated fat 0.5g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 360mg; Carbohydrate 27g; Fiber 7g; Protein 5g; Vitamin A 120%DV; Vitamin C 35%DV; Folate 32%DV; Calcium 6%DV; Iron 15%DV; Potassium 18%DV.
    * Daily Value.

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