Lean & Green Spinach Salad (With Chicken, Cheese & Beets)

This delicious salad is healthy & satisfying!

Ingredients:

2 cups torn spinach leaves

1/4 cup sliced cooked beets (not pickled)*

1/4 cup chopped red onion

2 ounces reduced fat feta cheese**

3 ounces cooked skinless turkey or chicken breast, chopped

1 tablespoon sliced almonds toasted (or 10 whole almonds)***

1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

3 drops monkfruit or stevia sweetener

Method:

Place the spinach leaves onto a serving plate. Chop the sliced beets and sprinkle on top of the spinach. Top with the chopped onion, cheese poultry and almonds.

Stir together the vinegar, garlic powder, pepper and sweetener. Drizzle over the top of the assembled salad. Makes 1 serving.

*While beets are healthy and contain valuable nutrients, if you are following a low carb meal plan, use then sparingly because they are higher in natural sugar and carbs than other vegetables. Once you have reached your desired weight, they may be included more often.

**If desired, a different reduced fat cheese may be substituted for the feta cheese.

***To toast almonds, preheat oven to 300*. Place 1 cup of sliced or whole almonds in a pie pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and stir to turn. Return to oven for 5 - 10 minutes, watching carefully to make sure that the nuts do not become over browned. Remove from oven and cool.

Each serving equals 1 lean, 3 greens, 1 snack & 1 condiment

Nutritional info equals approximately: 430.4 calories ~ 14.3 grams fat ~ 40.9 grams carbs ~ 11.19 grams fiber ~ 29.7 grams net carbs ~ 51 grams protein

Note: This tasty salad is simple to prepare, and full of protein & healthy nutrients!