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Italian flags tomato and mozzarella salad

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Dietitian s tip

If you can't find cherry-sized mozzarella balls, any fresh mozzarella (packed in water or whey) will work.

Number of servings

Serves 5 Healthy carbLow Sodium

Ingredients

8 ounces fresh mozzarella (about 10 cherry-sized balls) 8 ounces grape or cherry tomatoes (about 15 tomatoes) 10 large fresh basil leaves 10 party picks or any long toothpicks Balsamic vinegar (optional)

Directions

Cut each mozzarella ball in half. Set aside. Then cut the tomatoes in half and set them aside. Tear each basil leaf into 3 or 4 pieces. Stick the sharp end of a pick through one basil leaf. Then add a tomato half to the pick. After that, add half a mozzarella ball. Repeat by adding another tomato half, followed by another mozzarella half and finish with one more tomato half. Fill 9 more picks in this way. Drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar and serve.

Nutritional analysis per serving

Serving size 2 party picks

Total carbohydrate 4 gDietary fiber 1 gSodium 100 mgSaturated fat 5 gTotal fat 8 gTrans fat 0 gCholesterol 32 mgProtein 9 gMonounsaturated fat 3 gCalories 124Total sugars 1 gAdded sugars 0 g

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Vegetables 1 Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1 DASH diet: Recommended servings Sample DASH menus

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Protein and dairy 1 Vegetables 1

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Meat and meat substitutes 1 Nonstarchy vegetables 1 This recipe is one of 50 collected in "The Mayo Clinic Kids' Cookbook," published by Good Books. ShareTweet Sept. 08, 2018

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