Salad of the week: Salad with Orange, Feta, and Beans

This salad is a really good light salad that serves 2 (about 4 cups of salad each). It can be prepared in about 15 mins and is only about 220 calories (per serving). 

So heres what you need for the dressing (makes about 1 cup and takes only 5 mins.):

1/2 teaspoon of orange zest

1/2 cup of orange juice (for best results use fresh squeezed)

1/4 cup of cider vinegar

1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons of chopped fresh oregano (or 3/4 teaspoon dried)

1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper

*Place all of these ingredients in a jar. Cover and shake to mix.

Heres what you need for the salad:

6 cups of chopped romaine lettuce

1 cup of canned kidney beans, rinsed (because the juices the beans are kept in while in the cans has a ton of salt in them)

1 cup of sliced oranges 

1 scallion, sliced 

1/4 cup of crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese

1/4 cup of Eatingwell.com's Orange-Oregano dressing (recipe above)

*combine lettuce, beans, orange slices, scallion, and feta in a large bowl. Pour dressing on top and toss to coat. Voila! You now have a wonderful nutritious salad thats ready to eat!

(you can add radishes if you would like but I don't like radishes so I decided to take them out of the original recipe)

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I made this recipe my own by changing a recipe I found here. This site has a ton of great information on healthy eating and is filled with tons of great recipes!