Incredibly delicious low cal salad

grrl77
grrl77 Posts: 108
edited September 22 in Recipes
Hey guys,

Ran across this recipe on Ellie Krieger's site, and I gotta say, I make this at least once a week:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/chopped-nicoise-salad-recipe/index.html

You can have two cups for under 300 calories, and it's *delicious*. I make wraps out of it, eat it as a salad, whatever. I'm really picky about my canned tuna - I think Starkist canned tuna tastes like catfood. ;) If you have a Trader Joe's, I'd advise making the trip and grabbing their brand of canned tuna in water - best tuna I've ever had. I wouldn't change anything about this recipe. It's delicious just the way it is. Let me know what you think!

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  • jjustjo
    jjustjo Posts: 285 Member
    sounds wonderful except the diced tomato. I wonder if I could use something like rotelli diced tomatoes and chilis drained instead.
  • randilea
    randilea Posts: 140
    bump
  • grrl77
    grrl77 Posts: 108
    Okay I've gotta ask what 'bump' means. :D
  • grrl77
    grrl77 Posts: 108
    Jo - I actually just omit the tomatoes sometimes, when I don't feel like 'em. I don't know how well canned would do; I'd say just try omitting them altogether. I often don't have the tomatoes, myself, and it turns out fantastic.
  • kristinlough
    kristinlough Posts: 828 Member
    Now would it still be good without olives and potatoes? I can live the rest of my life without a potato, and olives ... ew. But it otherwise looks awesome. :smile:

    I'm so picky ...
  • grrl77
    grrl77 Posts: 108
    It'd probably still be good minus the potatoes, but the kalamata olives are delicious in it. Adds a definite flavour to it, because of their saltiness. Have you ever had a kalamata olive? :) Way different than say, black ones.
  • kblake0319
    kblake0319 Posts: 7
    Sounds yummy!! Will try!
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