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15-Minute Turkey Chef's Salad

Enjoy this great tasting Mediterranean-style salad that only takes 15 minutes to prepare as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating. This recipe supplies a concentration of health-promoting nutrients including 84% of the Daily Value (DV) for health-promoting nutrients such as vitamin A, 58% DV for protein, and 41% DV for vitamin C in one serving.

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1½ lb mixed salad greens 1 cup fresh basil leaves torn into pieces ¾ lb sliced turkey breast 1 small jar of prepared roasted peppers (about 7 oz) 4 oz Kalamata olives 1½ basket cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1 medium avocado, cut into cubes *optional 4 oz goat cheese Dressing 2 TBS balsamic vinegar 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Rinse and dry salad greens. Drying is best done in a salad spinner.
2. Divide the greens and rest of ingredients equally on 4 plates.
3. Top with goat cheese, if desired.
4. Whisk together vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper and drizzle on top of salad.

   Serves 4

Nutritional Profile

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15 Minute Turkey Chef's Salad 1.00 serving 342.01 grams 372.23 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating tryptophan 0.30 g 93.8 4.5 excellent vitamin A 4177.43 IU 83.5 4.0 excellent protein 29.17 g 58.3 2.8 very good vitamin C 24.66 mg 41.1 2.0 good selenium 27.46 mcg 39.2 1.9 good vitamin B3 (niacin) 7.04 mg 35.2 1.7 good manganese 0.66 mg 33.0 1.6 good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.57 mg 28.5 1.4 good folate 113.59 mcg 28.4 1.4 good dietary fiber 6.50 g 26.0 1.3 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for 15-Minute Turkey Chef's Salad

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