Cilantro Salsa: Classic and Tropical
INGREDIENTS:
2 Tomatoes; diced
1 sm Cucumber; peeled and chopped
1 sm Red onion; diced
1/2 c Chopped fresh cilantro
-leaves
1 ts Grated lime peel
1 sm Green pepper; diced
1 ds Hot sauce; up to 2
Salt and pepper; to taste
2 Tomatoes; diced
1 sm Cucumber; peeled and chopped
1 sm Red onion; diced
1/2 c Chopped fresh cilantro
-leaves
1 ts Grated lime peel
1 sm Green pepper; diced
1 ds Hot sauce; up to 2
Salt and pepper; to taste
Blend all ingredients to desired chunkiness and chill overnight.
Exchanges: All dinner menus this week have about 550 calories total and include:
2-3 Starch servings 1-3 Meat or Meat Substitute servings 1-3 Vegetable servings 1 Fruit serving 1-2 Fat servings
Total Fat --
20g Total Carbohydrate --
45g Protein --
33g
Some menus have 1 Skim Milk serving instead of 1 Meat, 1 Starch, or 1 Fruit serving.
Recipe for Friday, 5/1/98
Notes: This week we are featuring complete dinner menus and accompanying recipes from the cookbook Magic Menus for People with Diabetes, a calorie-controlled collection of the "best of" the award-winning Month of Meals series of menu planners.
You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).
Dinner: 2 Black Bean Cakes with 1/2 cup Cilantro Salsa and 2 Tbsp low-fat sour cream 1/2 cup frozen yogurt
Exchanges: All dinner menus this week have about 550 calories total and include:
2-3 Starch servings 1-3 Meat or Meat Substitute servings 1-3 Vegetable servings 1 Fruit serving 1-2 Fat servings
Total Fat --
20g Total Carbohydrate --
45g Protein --
33g
Some menus have 1 Skim Milk serving instead of 1 Meat, 1 Starch, or 1 Fruit serving.
Recipe for Friday, 5/1/98
Notes: This week we are featuring complete dinner menus and accompanying recipes from the cookbook Magic Menus for People with Diabetes, a calorie-controlled collection of the "best of" the award-winning Month of Meals series of menu planners.
You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).
Dinner: 2 Black Bean Cakes with 1/2 cup Cilantro Salsa and 2 Tbsp low-fat sour cream 1/2 cup frozen yogurt