Paint-the-town-red salad

This colourful salad adds a special touch to a Valentine’s Day dinner

139 cal Serves 6

Prep time 0h 15m

Cook time

Total time 0h 15m

Paint the town red salad

Ingredients

1 head red leaf lettuce, rinsed, patted dry
1 head radicchio lettuce 1 OR
1 cup (250 mL) finely shredded red cabbage
1 cup (250 mL) frozen, lightly sweetened raspberries, thawed and drained
1/2 small red onion, cut into thin rings
3 tbsp (45 mL) juice from raspberry
2 tbsp (25 mL) canola oil
2 tbsp (25 mL) raspberry vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar

Directions

Step 1

In a large bowl, tear lettuce and radicchio into bite-sized pieces. Toss in raspberries and onion.
Step 2

To prepare vinaigrette: combine raspberry juice, canola oil, vinegar and sugar in a container with a tight fitting lid. Shake until sugar dissolves.
Step 3

Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss. Serve immediately

Nutritional information

Per serving (1 of 6)

Calories: 139
Protein: 3 g
Sodium: 20 mg
Potassium: 187 mg
Total fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Carbohydrates: 24 g
Fibre: 5 g
Sugars: 2 g

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