Cooking with EatingWell.com- Red & White Salad

Here is a healthy and easy recipe for the the holidays!  It will make a pretty red and white splash at any party or beautifully adorn your Christmas dinner table.  *A reader response suggests using less of the champagne vinaigrette because of the strong after taste.  Use your own discretion or substitute with another dressing.

Ingredients

• 4 cups thinly sliced hearts of romaine
• 2 heads Belgian endive, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 bulb fennel, trimmed, cored, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 15-ounce can hearts of palm, drained, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 1/2 head radicchio, cored, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 red apple, cored and cut into matchsticks
• 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
• Champagne Vinaigrette, (recipe follows)
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

1. Toss romaine, endive, fennel, hearts of palm, radicchio, apple and radishes together in a large salad bowl. Add vinaigrette and toss to coat. Season with pepper.

Tips & Notes

• Make Ahead Tip: Prepare salad without dressing, cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Toss with vinaigrette just before serving.

Nutrition

Per serving: 111 calories; 7 g fat (1 g sat, 5 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 3 g fiber; 424 mg sodium; 324 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (30% daily value).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 1/2 vegetable, 1 1/2 fat

This recipe is via EatingWell.com