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Leaf Finger Salad

Light and flavorful, this salad is a fun twist on salads in a bowl. Wrap lettuce leaves around colorful seasonal veggies and dig in!

Ingredients

  • 1 large head iceberg lettuce 
  • 1 cucumber (sliced)
  • 1 beet (shredded)
  • 1 carrot, medium (shredded)
  • 6 teaspoons sunflower seeds
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. Carefully peel lettuce leaves off the head.
  3. Lay lettuce leaves on a flat surface. Top each leaf with: cucumbers, beets, carrots, and sunflower seeds. 
  4. Drizzle each leaf with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
  5. Slowly roll the leaf with all ingredients, tucking in the ends. 

Makes 6 servings

* The Cent$ible Nutrition Program is funded by USDA SNAP-Ed and EFNEP. SNAP-Ed assists individuals and families who receive, or are eligible to receive, benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). EFNEP assists families and youth with limited resources  in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets and contributes to their personal development and the improvement of total family diet and nutritional welfare. Visit our Qualify page to learn more. 

This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This material was funded by USDA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program-EFNEP. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The full nondiscrimination statement can be found here. 

Issued in furtherance of extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kelly Crane, Director, University of Wyoming Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Extension, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.

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