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Recipe: Potato Salad with Cucumbers and Red Onions
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 30 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 Lbs. red potato, scrubbed
  • 3 Tbs. chives or scallions, minced
  • 2/3 cup low calorie mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
  • 1 mediumcucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion\raw, thinly sliced
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Place potatoes in a heavy saucepan. Cover with salted water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Partially cover saucepan and simmer 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Combine chives, half the mayonnaise, half the salt and pepper to taste in a large mixing bowl. Drain potatoes and rinse under cold water. Peel and cut into 0-1/4 inch slices. Add potatoes to mayonnaise mixture. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
 
Per Serving: calories 237, fat 12.2g, calories from fat 46%, protein 4.7g, cholesterol 0.0mg, dietary fiber 3.9g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 237 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 4.7g Vegetable Exchanges 0.7
Carbohydrates 33.7g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 3.9g Bread Exchanges 0.0
Sugar 5.3g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.2
Fat Total 12.2g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 2.1g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 2.8g Fat Exchanges 2.2
Poly-unsaturated Fat 7.3g
% Calories from Fat 46%    
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 89.5mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 17.1IU Calcium 33.0mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.2mg Copper 0.3mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2mg Iron 1.3mg
Niacin (B3) 0.2mg Magnesium 8.2mg
Vitamin B6 0.2mg Manganese 0.4mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 17.6mg
Vitamin C 32.4mg Potassium 846.7mg
Vitamin E 3.6IU Selenium 6.1mcg
Folate 12.0mcg Sodium 89.5mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.1mg Zinc 0.2mg