This is the third in the big salad subseries. No lettuce, all stuff. Let's run through the ingredients:
green cabbage
julienned carrots
yellow bell pepper
red cabbage
red onion
bread and butter pickles - no sugar version
diced anjou pear
diced granny smith apple
banana peppers
hot cherry peppers
dressing: creamy balsamic (light mayo, balsamic, salt, pepper)
toppings: pepper, crumbled goat cheese, salad toppins, crispy onions
The flavor inspirations came from two sources for this, both in my cookbook. The first was Kirat & Nirali's wedding salad that had apple, pear, goat cheese and balsamic. (It also had dried cranberries and candied walnuts, which I like but omitted because they are high-calorie.) The other inspiration was my homemade pasta salad which has bell pepper, red onion and pickles.
I wasn't looking forward to this one as much as the other two, but it was surprisingly good.
The fruit and pickles worked well. Lots of bright flavors, sweet, savory, crunchy. I love herbed goat cheese and one serving goes a long way here. Crunchy bits on top provide great texture without adding too many cals.
I have now have three homemade dressing options all quick easy, all tasty, all low in cals.
You could easily skip the pear and just go with all apple here. Bacon and red pepper would be nice. Lots of ways to customize.
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