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Recipe: Beet and Walnut Salad with Roquefort
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 30 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1 Lbs. beet, scrubbed, stems and roots trimmed
  • 1 Tbs. red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. walnut or olive oil
  • 2 Tbs. chopped walnuts
  • 2 Tbs. Roquefort or blue cheese\grated, crumbled
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Cooking Directions:
Place beets in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 30 minutes or until tender. Rinse beets under cold water. Peel beets and cut into cubes. Transfer beets to a mixing bowl. Add vinegar and oil and toss. Add walnuts and cheese and gently toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
 
Per Serving: calories 120, fat 8.0g, calories from fat 60%, protein 3.8g, cholesterol 3.8mg, dietary fiber 2.5g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 120 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 3.8g Vegetable Exchanges 2.0
Carbohydrates 12.1g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 2.5g Bread Exchanges 0.0
Sugar 8.6g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 8.0g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.1
Saturated Fat 1.6g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.1
Mono-unsaturated Fat 2.0g Fat Exchanges 1.3
Poly-unsaturated Fat 4.4g
% Calories from Fat 60%    
Cholesterol 3.8mg
Sodium 163.7mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 18.3IU Calcium 48.6mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.3mg Copper 0.9mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.5mg Iron 1.1mg
Niacin (B3) 0.4mg Magnesium 36.0mg
Vitamin B6 0.8mg Manganese 0.6mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 78.1mg
Vitamin C 4.2mg Potassium 373.9mg
Vitamin E 0.9IU Selenium 1.3mcg
Folate 95.3mcg Sodium 163.7mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.3mg Zinc 0.6mg