Mediterranean Chopped Salad

This colorful salad can be presented as individual servings or arranged on a large platter on a bed of chopped romaine just before serving. It can also be the basis for a main dish salad; simply add garbanzo beans and crumbled feta.

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2  cups  chopped red bell pepper
• 2  cups  chopped zucchini
• 1  cup  chopped yellow or orange bell pepper
• 1  cup  chopped seeded tomato
• 1/3  cup  chopped red onion
• 1/4  cup  minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  extravirgin olive oil
• 1  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  black pepper
• 6  cups  chopped romaine lettuce

Preparation

Combine the first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well. Cover and chill up to 1 hour. Arrange 1 cup lettuce on each of 6 small plates; top each serving with 2 cups bell pepper mixture. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

67 (38% from fat)

Fat:

2.8g (sat 0.4g,mono 1.7g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

2.4g

Carbohydrate:

10.4g

Fiber:

3.4g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.4mg

Sodium:

328mg

Calcium:

38mg