Dinner Salad Italiano

YIELD: 3 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 head romaine lettuce, washed, dried, and broken up
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 1/4 sweet red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pound sliced salami, cut into strips
• 1/2 pound sliced provolone, cut into strips
• Italian or vinaigrette dressing (bottled)
• 2 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Make a big tossed salad from the lettuce, mushrooms, cucumber, onion, salami, and provolone.
2. Toss with bottled Italian or vinaigrette dressing, then add the sliced tomatoes and serve.

PER SERVING:

• 17 grams of carbohydrates and 6 grams of fiber, for a total of 11 grams of usable carbs and 36 grams of protein.