This is a light and refreshing salad that will go well with many dishes. It is super fast and easy to put together, colorful and healthy.
Ingredients:
1 can artichoke halves (packed in water)
1/2 small white onion diced
12-14 grape tomatoes halved
1/2 of seedless cucumber diced
1/4 cup of fat free salad dressing
2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Drain and rinse the artichokes well, then chop into nickel size pieces. Put all chopped ingredients into large bowl, add your salt, pepper and any other spices you like, pour your favorite salad dressing over the top and stir. Refrigerate for at least one hour prior to serving. I enjoy the 3-2-1 dressing but if you don't have the time, (or don't have the ingredients) a couple of good store bought ones are Kraft Fat Free Italian, and Skinnygirl Poppyseed. Watch the sodium content of the store bought ones as they can be quite high. Optionally you can sprinkle a Tablespoon of Follow Your Heart Parmesan Cheese over the top as well. Makes 2 large servings of approx 140 calories ea depending how light your salad dressing is Enjoy!
A delicious addition to this recipe that turns it into a main dish is a can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, and about a cup of kale chopped finely. It then makes 4 servings at 250 calories ea.
Ingredients:
1 can artichoke halves (packed in water)
1/2 small white onion diced
12-14 grape tomatoes halved
1/2 of seedless cucumber diced
1/4 cup of fat free salad dressing
2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Drain and rinse the artichokes well, then chop into nickel size pieces. Put all chopped ingredients into large bowl, add your salt, pepper and any other spices you like, pour your favorite salad dressing over the top and stir. Refrigerate for at least one hour prior to serving. I enjoy the 3-2-1 dressing but if you don't have the time, (or don't have the ingredients) a couple of good store bought ones are Kraft Fat Free Italian, and Skinnygirl Poppyseed. Watch the sodium content of the store bought ones as they can be quite high. Optionally you can sprinkle a Tablespoon of Follow Your Heart Parmesan Cheese over the top as well. Makes 2 large servings of approx 140 calories ea depending how light your salad dressing is Enjoy!
A delicious addition to this recipe that turns it into a main dish is a can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, and about a cup of kale chopped finely. It then makes 4 servings at 250 calories ea.