Star Fruit And Swiss Chard Salad

Star Fruit And Swiss Chard Salad

Serves: 6
 
 
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Ingredients
Ingredients
To make Star Fruit And Swiss Chard Salad, you'll need:
  • 1/2 lb Swiss chard OR small romaine leaves washed
  • 2 each Star fruits (carambolas) thinly sliced OR
  • 2 oranges secttioned
  • 2 small Red onion about
  • 3 ounces very thinly sliced
  • 1 each Yellow bell pepper about
  • 6 oz seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Fresh orange juice
  • 1 cl Garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil Freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

  • Fresh fruit flavor infuses this interesting salad
  • Star fruit (carambola) a juicy tart plum-flavored fruit looks like a five-pointed star when it's sliced crosswise
  • Available from summer's end to midwinter star fruit has become one of our favorite fruits - we love it's exotic flavor and 1 1/2 star fruits is only 1 fruit exchange
  • Choose firm fruit that has a bright even color
  • Those with greening on the ribs need to be ripened at room temperature
  • Once ripe refrigerate in a tightly closed plastic baf for up to a week
  • If star fruit is not available you can substitute orange sections
  • Small inner leaves of crisp romaine can be used instead of Swiss chard
  • Remove chard stems; trim and discard woody bottoms
  • Coarsely chop stems and leaves
  • Place in salad bowl along with star fruit onion and bell pepper
  • In a small bowl whisk together remaining ingredients
  • Pour over salad; toss
  • Makes 6 servings
Nutritional Facts (Per Serving)
No nutritional facts available.
Source:
The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook by Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D., and Frances Towner Giedt. Copyrright 1993. ISBN #0-553-08760-6.
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