Field Salad with Warm Soy Dressing

Tips: Any combination of salad greens will work, but we used prepackaged greens labeled "spring mix." Toast pine nuts on a baking sheet at 350º for 5 minutes. They burn quickly, so watch them. Look for mirin in the Asian section of your grocery store.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 2 cups)

Ingredients

• 2  (5-ounce) bags gourmet salad greens (about 16 cups)
• 1  cup  red bell pepper strips
• 1  cup  diagonally sliced snow peas
• 1/3  cup  diagonally sliced green onions
• 2  tablespoons  pine nuts, toasted
• 1/4  cup  low-sodium soy sauce
• 3  tablespoons  apple juice
• 2  tablespoons  rice vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 1  tablespoon  dark sesame oil
• 1  teaspoon  minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1  garlic clove, minced

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine soy sauce and remaining ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 90 seconds, and stir well. Pour dressing over salad, tossing gently to coat.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

52 (55% from fat)

Fat:

3.2g (sat 0.5g,mono 1.2g,poly 1.3g)

Protein:

1.8g

Carbohydrate:

4.3g

Fiber:

1.1g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1mg

Sodium:

199mg

Calcium:

13mg