Tuscan Bean Salad Gorgonzola Bruschetta - Diabetic
From spinach1948 14 years agoIngredients
- Serves: 16 shopping list
- BRUSCHETTA: shopping list
- ½ cup ( 2-oz ) crumbled gorgonzola cheese shopping list
- 2 tsp. olive oil shopping list
- ¼ tsp. Coarsely ground black pepper shopping list
- 16 slices french baguette ( 1 pound loaf ) shopping list
- SALAD: shopping list
- 2 cans ( 19-oz ) cannelloni beans, rinsed, drained, or substitute canned great northern beans shopping list
- 2 medium fennel bulbs, thinly sliced ( optional ) shopping list
- 4 medium plum tomatoes, diced shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- ¾ cup light or fat-free mayonnaise shopping list
- ¾ cup white wine vinegar shopping list
- 6 packets Equal or equivalent shopping list
- 3 Tbs. Dijon mustard shopping list
- ½ tsp. salt shopping list
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 package ( 10-oz ) mixed salad greens shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven at 350 F.
- For bruschetta, combine Gorgonzola, oil and black pepper. Spread on bread slices. Place on baking sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden. Remove slices to a wire rack to cool.
- Meanwhile: For the salad, combine beans, fennel, tomatoes and garlic in a large bowl.
- Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, Equal, mustard, salt and pepper to blend. Toss greens with enough mayonnaise mixture to coat. Place greens in center of a large serving platter.
- Toss bean mixture with remaining dressing. Place over greens. Place bruschetta around edges of platter.
- Nutritional Values: Calories per serving: 181, Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 701mg, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 7g.
- Diabetic Exchanges: ½ Vegetable, 1 ½ starch, 1 ½ fat.
- NOTE: This is a Diabetic recipe and Diabetic Friendly, and it is great for the Dieter.
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