Free Recipe Zucchini Fiesta Salad
Recipe Type: V Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Ingredients for Zucchini Fiesta Salad Recipe
1/2 lb Small zucchini*
1/2 lb Small crookneck squash*
2 tb Lemon juice
1/4 c Salad oil
1/2 ts Salt
Dash of pepper, ground cumin
1 Green onion, thinly sliced
1/3 c Diced green chilies
1/3 c Pimento-stuffed olives**
1 pk (3 oz.) cream cheese***
1 Small avocado
Lettuce leaves
Fresh coriander (cilantro)
Zucchini Fiesta Salad Preparation
* Cut crosswise in 1/4 inch-thick slices. ** Cut in half crosswise. *** Cut in 3/4-inch cubes. Steam zucchini and crookneck squash over boiling water until crisp-tender (about 3 minutes). Plunge into ice water to cool; drain well. In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, salt pepper, and cumin. Add drained squash and stir lightly; chill for 30 minutes. Add onion, chilies, olives, and cheese. Peel and pit avocado; cut into small cubes. Add to salad and mix lightly. To serve, arrange lettuce leaves on 4 salad plates. Mound equal portions of salad on each plate. Garnish each salad with a sprig of coriander. Per Serving: 5 grams protein, 10 grams carbohydrate, 24 milligrams cholesterol, 335 calories. From Sunset Menus & Recipes for Vegetarian Cooking, Lane Publishing Co. vegetar
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Recipe Serves: 4
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