I was shopping at Trader Joe’s yesterday and was offered a sample. Never one to turn down a Trader Joe’s sample, I took a bite and was amazed. I don’t typically grab the sample products as readily as I did yesterday, but I HAD to make this salad at home. Not only was it full of flavor and a fun crunch, but I knew that the ingredients would fit perfectly with my Weight Watchers “diet.” I already had a few of the ingredients on hand at home, grabbed what I didn’t already have, and set off for my kitchen to make some for dinner.
Before I mixed everything up, I plugged in all of the ingredients to my Weight Watchers calculator and was so impressed that a heaping cup of this salad was only 2 Points Plus value. 2 Points? That’s awesome! And because it’s full of hearty, fresh vegetables, beans, and a little bit of cheese, it’s a rather filling salad.
I stored what my husband and I didn’t eat this evening for lunches for the next few days. My mouth is already watering for lunch tomorrow.
Veggie Crunch Salad – {2 WWP+}
- ½ cup chopped broccoli
- ½ cup chopped carrot
- ½ cup chopped green cabbage
- ½ cup chopped red cabbage
- ½ cup chopped jicama
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped radish
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- ⅔ cup fat free feta cheese
- ¼ cup "light" or low-fat vinaigrette dressing (I used a champagne vinaigrette from Trader Joe's)
- Chop vegetables. If you prefer one or a few of the veggies in this blend over others, feel free to use any combination of amounts as long as the final amount of chopped vegetables equals 4 cups.
- Add drained black beans, feta cheese, and vinaigrette to veggies and toss. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate. Stores well for a few days.
- Note: Makes approximately 6 cups of salad. 2 Points+ Value based on 1-cup serving size. Using regular vinaigrette or regular feta cheese will effect the Points+ Value.
- Variation: add diced, cooked chicken breast, tuna, or diced lunch meat for a change (adding meat will effect the PP value).
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Note: I was formerly a Weight Watchers Ambassador (see my welcome post here) but this recipe was in no way sponsored by Weight Watchers. I just happened to be interested in finding more tasty, filling, and healthy recipes to make for myself that fit within the goals that I have for my health, and I love to share the recipes I find! I was paid to post this.
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I love chopped salad and you combination looks so delicious. Can’t wait to try your recipe thank you for sharing it at Share It One More Time. Cathy
This looks simply divine. I love me a good chopped veggie salad! Thanks for sharing on Sunday Features!
This looks great! I lost weight on Weight Watchers over 7 years ago and still follow the plan every day to maintain. I am always happy to find a new and different recipe with low points. I still go by the old point system which would make this 1 point I think! Pinned and making this this week!
This salad looks fantastic! And even though we aren’t really “watching” our calories, we always appreciate a dish that is just plain good for you. This is definitely a recipe that belongs in our repertoire, simply because it is chock full of nutritious goodness! Thanks for sharing!
We’ve been dieting since after Thanksgiving concentrating on vegetables and meat, it’s done wonders for us so far.