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Mixed salads

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Salad on a Stick with Honey Mustard and Cilantro Lime Dressing

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup fresh vegetables, cut into 1-inch chunks (suggestions: bell peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, tomato (cherry or grape), radish, and mushrooms)
• 1-1 1/2 ounces of low-fat cheddar cheese, cut into cubes
• Honey Mustard Yogurt Dressing (see 'Cold sauces' recipes)
• Cilantro Lime Yogurt Dressing (see 'Cold sauces' recipes)

Preparation:
1. Alternate vegetables and cheese cubes on skewer.
2. To create the salad, use leaf lettuce or spinach leaves and ribbon around vegetables.

Yield:
8 servings

Nutritional Information:
Per serving of salad only:
90 calories, 11 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 20% Daily Value calcium, 260 mg sodium.

Per serving of honey mustard dressing only:
30 calories, 1 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 0.5 mg cholesterol, 4% Daily Value calcium, 240 mg sodium.

Per serving of cilantro lime dressing only:
16 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 0.5 mg cholesterol, 5% Daily Value calcium, 70 mg sodium.

SOURCE: National Dairy Council.

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