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Cobb Salad

This heart healthy Cobb Salad turns a dish normally high in saturated fat and calories into a lighter, healthier meal. Arrange this salad on one large platter and let your guests serve themselves.

 
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When ordering a cobb salad in a restaurant, you would think that because you are choosing a "salad," you are making a wise choice. However, because they are loaded with bacon, high fat cheese and globs of dressing, they can have over 600 calories and 40 grams of fat. This version cuts the fat and calories, but does not cut the flavor.

This recipe is diabetes friendly.

Yield: 2 servings

  • 4 ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, grilled
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup egg substitute
  • 6 slices soy bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 hearts romaine lettuce
  • ¼ ripe avocado, halved and scooped from skin with a spoon, then diced
  • 1 large tomato, deseeded and diced
  • ½ small red onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and over medium high heat cook egg substitute add freshly ground black pepper and garlic. Fold sides over and flip until cooked through. Remove from heat and cut into strips. Set aside.

    Cook soy bacon in microwave. Let cool and then crumble. Chop 3 hearts of romaine lettuce and place in a large serving platter.

    To serve, arrange rows of chopped chicken, chopped egg substitute, soy bacon crumbles, avocado, tomato, red onion and feta cheese crumbles on top of either 4 individual portions of dressed romaine or 1 large serving platter.

    Sprinkle top with sunflower seeds, lemon juice and balsamic vinegar.

    Nutrition Facts (per serving): Calories: 330, Fat: 7 grams, Saturated fat: 1 grams, Cholesterol: 49 mg, Sodium: 754 mg, Carbohydrate: 13 grams, Fiber: 9 grams, Protein: 41 grams

      Last Reviewed: September 2008
     
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