Mandarin Crunch Salad

I have a recipe for you today! A quick, delicious salad. I've eaten it twice in the past week. Monday night I was looking for something for dinner to go with my salmon fillet and I realized I had the ingredients to make up a yummy Asian style salad. I've decided to call it Mandarin Crunch Salad.

Mandarin Crunch Salad

Romaine leaf lettuce, about 5-6 large leaves

1/2 cup mandarin oranges in 100% juice, drained

1/2 cup shelled edemame, thawed

14 whole natural almonds, chopped (I used a food processor, or you could just use slivered almonds)

2 Tbsp Newman's Own Lite Sesame Ginger Dressing

Dash salt and pepper

Chop the lettuce and fill your bowl. Top with oranges, edemame, almonds, dressing, salt and pepper. EAT!!

Makes one serving. 

Nutrition: 301 calories, 37g carbs, 12g fat, 11g protein, 7g fiber.

You can add cooked cubed chicken or salmon to make the salad into a full meal.

If you're not familiar with edemame, its just soybeans. Don't be fooled by its look, it does not taste like lima beans! Its yummy and is a source of protein. I like to add it to Asian meals like stir fry, or roast it in the oven with a little olive oil and parmesan cheese for a snack.

To thaw the edemame, you can either run it under cold water in a strainer for a few minutes. Or microwave it with a little water for 30 seconds. For this salad, you don't want it to be hot, just thawed. 

Last time I left you I said my husband and I were participating in a 5K on Sunday. We did it! We ran together and finished the 3.1 miles in 28:40. Pretty good time, especially for my husband since he hasn't run much in awhile. 

Here we are, nearing the finish!

Back home, feeling accomplished :)

Everyone got a door prize after the race. This bandana was in one of our prizes... We decided to give it to Oscar.

I've decided its time to kick it up a notch with my running. After four 5K's I decided I'm ready to take on a 10K. Sending in my registration today for a 10K on July 4th!! I have about four weeks to get myself back up to running more than 5 miles at a time. A 10K is 6.2 miles... but I know I can do it. 

Have a great weekend!