Diabetic Recipes

Endive Salad

(makes 6 servings)

1 large Belgian endive
1 7-ounce (210 g) packaged escarole, curly endive, and radicchio salad mix or any similar-sized packaged salad greens
3 tablespoons any fat-free salad dressing
  1. Trim off and discard any damaged outer leaves of the Belgian endive. Slice crosswise into 1/2-inch (1.25 cm) rounds, separating the layers of the leaves.
  2. Place salad mix in a salad bowl. Top with Belgian endive. Drizzle with salad dressing. Toss and serve.
Per serving: 32 calories (0% calories from fat), 2 g protein, 0 total fat (0 saturated fat), 7 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 380 mg potassium, 115 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 1/2 carbohydrate (1 vegetable)