Friday, June 3, 2011

Recipe Friday!

Spicy Corn Salad

Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 medium                              Red onion, diced                                        
2 medium                              Red peppers, diced
2 cups                        500 ml            Corn, frozen, thawed
½ cup             125 ml            Cilantro or parsley, fresh, chopped
¼ cup             60 ml              Green onions, chopped
cup             75 ml              Cider vinegar
3 tbsp             45 ml              Orange juice
1 clove                                   Garlic, minced                                 
1½ tsp            7 ml                 Chipotle sauce
½ tsp               2 ml                 Pepper
2 tbsp             30 ml              Compliments olive oil

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 400˚ F. 
2.  Place onion, red pepper and corn on a cookie sheet.  Roast in oven until tender.
3.   Mix onion, red pepper, corn, cilantro and green onions in a large bowl.
4.   Stir together vinegar, orange juice, garlic, hot sauce and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in olive oil. Toss vegetables with dressing.

Nutrition Information per Serving (½ cup vegetables + 1 tbsp dressing):
Calories                     90
Fat                              4 grams
Carbohydrate            15 grams
Fibre                           2 grams
Protein                       2 grams
Sodium                      28 milligrams 


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