Heart-Healthy Classic Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Elevate your mealtime with this *Heart-Healthy Classic Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing*, a perfect combination of vibrant vegetables, creamy indulgence, and wholesome nutrition. This quick 20-minute recipe features a colorful medley of crisp salad greens, juicy cherry tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, sweet red bell peppers, grated carrot, and creamy avocado. Chopped walnuts provide a delightfully nutty crunch, while a homemade reduced-fat blue cheese dressing, crafted with Greek yogurt, buttermilk, fresh dill, and garlic, adds a tangy yet guilt-free richness. Packed with fiber, healthy fats, and bold flavors, this nutritious salad is ideal as a light lunch, a refreshing side, or a stunning centerpiece at your dinner table. Perfect for health-conscious eaters, this dish proves that eating well can be utterly delicious! Keywords: heart-healthy salad, blue cheese dressing, quick salad recipe, healthy lunch ideas, vibrant vegetable salad.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 6 cups Mixed salad greens (such as spinach, arugula, and romaine)
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 medium Cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 medium Red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 large Carrot, grated
- 1 medium Avocado, diced
- 0.25 cup Walnuts, chopped
- 0.25 cup Reduced-fat blue cheese crumbles
- 0.5 cup Low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Low-fat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove Garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Fresh dill, chopped
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
In a large salad bowl, combine the mixed salad greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, red bell pepper slices, grated carrot, avocado, and chopped walnuts. Toss gently to distribute the ingredients evenly.
In a separate small mixing bowl, prepare the blue cheese dressing by combining the reduced-fat blue cheese crumbles, low-fat plain Greek yogurt, low-fat buttermilk, fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, chopped fresh dill, salt, and black pepper.
Mix the dressing ingredients thoroughly with a whisk or fork until well combined and the dressing is smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Drizzle the blue cheese dressing over the salad just before serving. Gently toss the salad to ensure the dressing coats the ingredients evenly.
Serve immediately for the freshest taste and best presentation.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
903 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 54.9 g | 70% | |
| Saturated Fat | 12.4 g | 62% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 46 mg | 15% | |
| Sodium | 1636 mg | 71% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 70.3 g | 26% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25.5 g | 91% | |
| Total Sugars | 28.3 g | ||
| Protein | 44.1 g | 88% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.7 mcg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 774 mg | 60% | |
| Iron | 7.7 mg | 43% | |
| Potassium | 3216 mg | 68% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
