Summer Slaw With Creamy Jalapeno-Citrus Dressing

This recipe for a slaw made from greens and fresh veggies is both tasty and chock-full of vitamins and minerals.

Makes: 6 servings
Recipe Created By: Charlyn Fargo
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm

Ingredients

  • 3 cups greens, such as kale, spinach, collard greens and/or Romaine lettuce
  • 1 red pepper, julienned
  • 1 green pepper, julienned
  • 3 carrots, julienned
  • 2 fresh beets, julienned
  • 2 fresh radishes, julienned
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin

Creamy Jalapeño-Citrus Dressing:

  • ½ cup jalapeno orange jam (or marmalade mixed with red pepper flakes)
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup light mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar or lemon juice
  • sugar, salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Mix dressing ingredients together and chill.
  2. Meanwhile, clean and rinse fresh veggies and julienne. To slice greens, roll up lengthwise and slice chiffonade style.
  3. Mix with dressing. Serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts for Ingredients (per serving): Calories – 242, Fat – 11.1g, Dietary Fiber – 3.5g, Protein – 3.3g, Vitamin A – 185%, Vitamin C – 106%, Calcium – 13%, Iron – 6%.

**Nutrition information is calculated using an online calorie calculator. Variations may exist. Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

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