This Simple Cooking with Heart salad recipe is bursting with flavor, freshness, some favorite vegetables, and almost all the colors of the rainbow!
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Chopped Colorful Veggie Salad
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Prep Time
15 min
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Total Time
15 min
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Servings
6
Ingredients
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2 cups packed kale or spinach (chopped) -
1 1/2 cups frozen corn (thawed) -
1 cup chopped tomatoes (about 2 medium tomatoes) -
1 cup peeled, chopped cucumber (about 1 medium) -
1/2 cup shelled, frozen edamame (thawed) -
1/2 cup chopped red onion (about 1/2 medium red onion) -
1 avocado (diced) -
2 tablespoon lime juice -
1 tablespoon olive oil -
pepper (to taste)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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In a large bowl, combine the kale, corn, tomatoes, cucumber, edamame, red onion, and avocado. -
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and oil. Toss with the kale mixture and season to taste.
Cooking Tip: Once the cucumber is peeled and cut in half, let the kids help seed it by using a spoon and scraping down the middle.
Tip: Look for prepackaged chopped kale in the grocery.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
Protein
FiberNutrition Facts
| Calories | 156 | |
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| Total Fat | 8.4 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 1.1 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5.0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Sodium | 16 mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 19 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g | |
| Sugars | 4 g | |
| Protein | 5 g | |
Dietary Exchanges
1 1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1 starch
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Prep Time
15 min
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Total Time
15 min
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Servings
6
Ingredients
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2 cups packed kale or spinach (chopped) -
1 1/2 cups frozen corn (thawed) -
1 cup chopped tomatoes (about 2 medium tomatoes) -
1 cup peeled, chopped cucumber (about 1 medium) -
1/2 cup shelled, frozen edamame (thawed) -
1/2 cup chopped red onion (about 1/2 medium red onion) -
1 avocado (diced) -
2 tablespoon lime juice -
1 tablespoon olive oil -
pepper (to taste)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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In a large bowl, combine the kale, corn, tomatoes, cucumber, edamame, red onion, and avocado. -
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and oil. Toss with the kale mixture and season to taste.
Cooking Tip: Once the cucumber is peeled and cut in half, let the kids help seed it by using a spoon and scraping down the middle.
Tip: Look for prepackaged chopped kale in the grocery.
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