SLICED BEET SALAD
Categories: Diabetic, Vegetables, Salads, Vegetarian, Side dish
Yield: 2 servings
1 1/2 c Sliced canned / cooked beets
1 Bay leaf
4 Whole cloves
4 Whole allspice
1 sm Grapefruit
1 pk Equal sweetener (2 tsp)
Drain the liquid from the canned beets, reserving 1/2
cup. (Use water with fresh beets.) Combine the 1/2
cup beet liquid, bay leaf, cloves and allspice in a
small saucepan. Heat to boiling. Lower the heat and
simmer for 5 minutes.
Section the grapefruit. Remove the spices from the
liquid and pour over the beet slices and grapefruit
sections. Add the sweetener. Marinate for at least 1
hour before serving. Drain off the liquid before
serving.
Yield: 2 servings
1 1/2 c Sliced canned / cooked beets
1 Bay leaf
4 Whole cloves
4 Whole allspice
1 sm Grapefruit
1 pk Equal sweetener (2 tsp)
Drain the liquid from the canned beets, reserving 1/2
cup. (Use water with fresh beets.) Combine the 1/2
cup beet liquid, bay leaf, cloves and allspice in a
small saucepan. Heat to boiling. Lower the heat and
simmer for 5 minutes.
Section the grapefruit. Remove the spices from the
liquid and pour over the beet slices and grapefruit
sections. Add the sweetener. Marinate for at least 1
hour before serving. Drain off the liquid before
serving.
1/2 recipe - 86 calories, 1/2 fruit exchange, 2 vegetable exchanges 21 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, 0 fat 302 mg sodium, 380 mg potassium, 0 cholesterol
Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986
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