Garden Salad

Appropriate for CKD, Diabetes
*This recipe is high in potassium so be sure to check with your MD or RD before preparing this salad

Photo credits: Kelley Cooper at Arkansas Children's Hospital

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups Romaine lettuce
• 2 cups iceberg lettuce
• ½ small tomato – diced
• 4 baby carrots – shredded
• ½ cucumber – sliced
• ½ red onion – diced
• 1 stalk celery (~5 inches long)

Directions:

Toss all vegetables together in a large bowl. For the dressing, mix vinegar and oil or pull out your favorite low sodium salad version. Enjoy!

Analysis:

Calories: 23, Protein: 1 g, Fat: 0.2 g, Carbohydrates: 5.6 g, Sodium: 22 mg, Potassium: 194 mg, Phosphorus: 25 mg

This recipe was submitted by Denon Stacy, MS, RD, LD