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Salad - lime dressed

Preparation time:   

Recipe highlights Serves: 4

  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Dairy free
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Low salt

Ingredients

  • 200 g mixed lettuce leaves
    2 tablespoons finely sliced mint
    2 tablespoons chopped coriander

    Dressing:
    3 tablespoons lime juice
    6 teaspoons peanut oil
    1 teaspoon brown sugar


Cooking method

    1. Toss the lettuce with the mint and coriander.
    2. Combine the dressing ingredients and just before serving, toss with the greens.

Notes: Store fresh herbs wrapped in slightly damp kitchen paper or cloth teatowel in a plastic bag in the refrigerator and they will keep for over a week.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
82.85g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
299.02kJ
360.92kJ
Protein (g)
0.71g
0.85g
Total fat (g)
6.94g
8.37g
- Saturated fat (g)
1.24g
1.50g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
2.30g
2.77g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
3.00g
3.63g
Cholesterol (mg)
0.00mg
0.00mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
1.26g
1.52g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
1.26g
1.52g
- Sugars (g)
1.19g
1.43g
Water (g)
70.86g
85.53g
Dietary fibre (g)
1.15g
1.39g
Thiamin (mg)
0.02mg
0.03mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.02mg
0.03mg
Niacin (mg)
0.28mg
0.33mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
0.36mg
0.44mg
Vitamin C (mg)
9.91mg
11.96mg
Total folate (ug)
35.45ug
42.78ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
30.51ug
36.83ug
Retinol (ug)
0.00ug
0.00ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
182.92ug
220.78ug
Sodium (mg)
14.42mg
17.41mg
Potassium (mg)
165.80mg
200.12mg
Magnesium (mg)
7.24mg
8.74mg
Calcium (mg)
18.03mg
21.76mg
Phosphorus (mg)
19.50mg
23.54mg
Iron (mg)
0.48mg
0.58mg
Zinc (mg)
0.15mg
0.19mg

Contributed by:

The Cancer Council Victoria
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Source: Lifetrack (1999), Eat! Enjoy! The Lifetrack cookbook, Melbourne.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Lime dressed salad

Recipe publication date on: 08/07/2001
Last reviewed on: 13/03/2012

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