Zucchini Fiesta Salad

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Zucchini Fiesta Salad

Recipe Cuisine: Vegetarian
Recipe Category: Vegetarian
Recipe Serves: 4
Recipes Ingredients:

1/2 lb Small zucchini*
1/3 c Diced green chilies
1/2 lb Small crookneck squash*
1/3 c Pimento-stuffed olives**
2 tb Lemon juice
1 pk (3 oz.) cream cheese***
1/4 c Salad oil
1 ea Small avocado
1/2 ts Salt
1 x Lettuce leaves
1 x Dash of pepper, ground cumin
1 x Fresh coriander (cilantro)
1 ea Green onion, thinly sliced

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Recipe Instructions:

* 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.

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