Lettuce and Potato Salad

This salad has it all: protein, starch and vegetables — add a piece of fruit and you have a very balanced meal.

2 cups coarsely chopped lettuce
2 cups cooked, peeled, diced potatoes
1 cup cooked green beans, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup cooked peas
1 large ripe tomato, chopped
1 hard-boiled egg, sliced

Vinaigrette Dressing

1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons low-sodium chicken broth (remove fat
1 tablespoon dry mustard
Pepper to taste
Very small amount of salt (optional)

1. In a large bowl, stir together the lettuce, potatoes, green beans, peas and tomato.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together.
3. Garnish with sliced, hard-boiled egg and serve.

Yields:

6 servings SERVING SIZE: 1 cup

Nutrition Analysis Per Serving:

Calories, 143; Total fat, 4 grams; Saturated fat, 1 gram; Cholesterol, 36 milligrams; sodium, 53 milligrams*; Dietary fiber, 4 grams; Carbohydrates, 23 grams; Protein, 5 grams

*Sodium content does not include addition of optional amounts of salt mentioned in the recipe.

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