Clementine-Arugula Salad with Lime-Poppy Seed Dressing

By MelanieAnn

Serving size: 1 1/4 cup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar or sugar substitute* equivalent to 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 10 cups arugula or baby arugula
• 8 seedless clementines, peeled and broken into segments
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds**

Preparation

Step 1

1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine lime juice, oil, sugar, poppy seeds, kosher salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well.

2. In a large salad bowl toss dressing with arugula. Add clementine segments; gently toss. Sprinkle with walnuts and pomegranate seeds.

Tip*Sugar Substitutes: Choose from Splenda® Granular, Equal® Spoonful or packets, or Sweet 'N Low® bulk or packets. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 1 tablespoon sugar.
PER SERVING WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 105 calories, 12 g carbohydrate, 8 g sugar.

Tip**Tip: To prepare pomegranate seeds, score an "X" in the top of a pomegranate. Break pomegranate apart into quarters. Working in a bowl of cool water, immerse each quarter; use your fingers to loosen the seeds from the white membrane. Discard peel and membrane. Drain seeds. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours before using.

Diabetic Exchanges
Fruit(d.e): 1
Fat(d.e): 1
Mark as Free Exchange(d.e): 0
Carb Choice(d.e): 1