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Strawberry Romaine Salad and Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing with Truvía® Calorie-Free Sweetener

Strawberries and red onion provide the color, almonds and lettuce add the snap. Drizzle on a sweet and creamy poppy seed dressing for a salad that tastes as good as it looks but has 25% fewer calories* and 58% less sugar* than the full-sugar version. Makes 8 servings.

Serving size

18 of salad

Calories

120 Calories

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 bunch romaine lettuce, torn

  • 12 small red onion, thinly sliced

  • 2 cups (500 mL) fresh strawberries, halved

  • 14 cup (50 mL) slivered almonds

Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing

  • 34 cup (175 mL) light mayonnaise (not salad dressing)

  • 14 cup (50 mL) skim milk

  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) + 1 tsp (5 mL) Truvía® calorie-free sweetener*

  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vinegar

  • 1 tsp (5 mL) poppy seeds

*or 8 packets Truvía® Calorie-Free Sweetener

Directions

  • 1.

    Combine romaine, onion and strawberries in a large bowl.

  • 2.

    In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, milk, Truvía® calorie-free sweetener, vinegar and poppy seeds.

  • 3.

    Drizzle dressing over salad and toss. Sprinkle with almonds.

*This salad has 120 calories and 6 grams of sugar per serving compared to 160 calories and 14 grams of sugar per serving in the full-sugar version.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories 120
Total Fat 9g
Saturated Fat 1.5g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
Sodium 150mg
Total Carbohydrate 13g
Dietary Fibre 3g
Sugars 6g
Erythritol 3g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 60% DV
Vitamin C 70% DV
Calcium 4% DV
Iron 4% DV