Salmon Chaffle Salad (Lean & Green)

Quick, Easy & So Tasty!!

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup low fat cream cheese, at room temperature

6 tablespoons egg whites

5 ounces boneless, skinless canned or envelope of salmon 

1 cup diced celery (or 3/4 cup diced celery & 1/4 cup diced radishes)

1/4 cup diced leeks or green onion

1/4 teaspoon dried dill weed

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 mini Babybel light cheese round, 1/4 cup grated**

olive or avocado oil cooking spray

mini dash waffle iron

3 cups butter leaf lettuce

3 tablespoons Walden Farms 0 calorie Ranch Dressing**

3 tablespoons chopped dill pickle, optional

Method:

In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and egg whites to thoroughly combine. Add the salmon, celery, onion, dill, pepper and Babybel to the cream cheese mixture. Stir to mix. 

Heat the waffle iron and then spray with the cooking oil. Add 1/3 cup of the salmon batter to the waffle iron. Close & cook for 4 to 6 minutes. Carefully remove from the waffle iron and transfer to a cooling rack. Makes 6 mini salmon patty waffles.

Arrange 1 1/2 cups of lettuce onto two serving plates. Place 3 salmon patty waffles on top of each bed of lettuce. Drizzle 1 1/2 tablespoons of dressing over all and if desired, garnish with 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped dill pickle. Makes 2 servings.

**If you are not following a low fat meal plan, regular cheese and salad dressing may be used.

Each serving equals: 1 lean, 2 3/4 greens, 2 1/4 condiments & 1/4 optional snack

Nutritional info per serving, approximately: 209.37 calories ~ 8.47 grams fat ~ 9 grams carbs ~ 6.47 grams net carbs ~ 24.8 grams protein

Notes: This meal is so delicious and it was so simple to make!