Spinach, Avocado & Mango Salad


From EatingWell:  Fall 2004, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005)

Reader Jennifer Sanders contributed this salad, which offers a wealth of color and texture, as well as antioxidants.

4 servings, 2 cups each | Active Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons hazelnut oil, almond oil or canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Salad

  • 10 cups baby spinach leaves, (about 8 ounces)
  • 1 1/2 cups radicchio, torn into bite-size pieces
  • 8-12 small red radishes, (1 bunch), sliced
  • 1 small ripe mango, sliced
  • 1 medium avocado, sliced

Preparation

  1. To prepare dressing: Whisk juice, vinegar, oil, mustard, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. To prepare salad: Just before serving, combine spinach, radicchio, radishes and mango in a large bowl. Add the dressing; toss to coat. Garnish each serving with avocado slices.

Nutrition

Per serving : 210 Calories; 14 g Fat; 2 g Sat; 2 g Mono; 0 mg Cholesterol; 10 g Carbohydrates; 3 g Protein; 6 g Fiber; 258 mg Sodium; 479 mg Potassium

1 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 3 vegetable, 3 fat (mono)