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Recipe tags: Easy, Fruit, No Cook, Vegetarian

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Salads and salad dressings

Spinach-Mandarin Salad

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Barbara from Oklahoma.

Portions:  5

Serving size: 1 cup

       Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh spinach (and/or leaf lettuce), washed and torn into large pieces
• 1/2 cup dried, sweetened cranberries
• 5-ounce can water chestnuts, drained  
• 1/4 cup Chinese noodles
• 1 cup apple wedges, cut in half
• 1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

1. Place washed, drained spinach leaves into a 1-quart serving bowl. 
2. Sprinkle dried cranberries over top.
3. Add water chestnuts, Chinese noodles, apple wedges and mandarin oranges.
4. Sprinkle pepper over top. Cover and refrigerate to chill.
5. Toss lightly with 1/4-cup vinaigrette salad dressing and serve.

Nutrients per serving (without dressing)

• Calories: 121
• Protein:  2 g
• Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Fat:  0 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 25 mg
• Potassium: 230 mg
• Phosphorus: 31 mg
• Calcium: 28 mg
• Fiber: 2.9 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1 fruit, low potassium
• 1 high calorie

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2

Nutrients per serving (with regular vinaigrette dressing)

• Calories: 157
• Protein:  2 g
• Carbohydrate: 31 g
• Fat:  4 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 145 mg
• Potassium: 232 mg
• Phosphorus: 32 mg
• Calcium: 28 mg
• Fiber: 2.9 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1 fruit, low potassium
• 1 high calorie
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2

Helpful Hints

• One-half cup raw spinach contains 156 mg potassium. One-half cup cooked spinach (measured after cooking) contains 419 mg potassium.
• You may substitute leaf lettuce, or use spinach and lettuce.
• For a variation, add salad dressing to salad and chill 3 to 4 hours before serving. Portion size is 3/4 cup (smaller because the spinach wilts after the vinaigrette dressing is added).
• This salad is delicious using Wishbone® Light Raspberry-Walnut Vinaigrette® salad dressing. 

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  Marilyn S. says:

One of the best salad recipies that I have tried. The crunchiness and texture are great. This is my favorite salad.

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009, 6:41 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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