Taste Of Home – 100 Family Meals – Bring the Family Back to the Dinner Table

Yesterday I started telling you about this fabulous new book from Taste of Home and how it’s about bringing the family back to the dinner table.  Not only ideas about talking with your family or of taking away distraction, it is one of the most user friendly cook books I have. The book is broken down in to the obvious categories but it also has “at a glance icons”so you know exactly what to expect when making the recipe. Let me explain a little more. My recipe yesterday was not only in the CHICKEN AND TURKEY category it was also a fast fix meaning this recipe can be made in thirty minutes or less.
There is also a 5 ingredient icon, a slow cooker icon as well as an eat smart icon which is one of the recipes I am sharing with you today. The eat smart is exactly that, something a little healthier! This is an apple, maple, pecan salad in the NO FUSS SALAD category. We loved this salad and it screams New England with the apples in the salad and the maple syrup in the dressing. There is really so much I love about this book. Before I get to the recipe, I was to let you know this book also includes easy meal plans! I just love this feature! I also think if you have kids and teens interested in cooking this is the perfect book for them to start cooking and learning about recipes! I love this book so much I will be purchasing one for a family member!  Now, on to the recipe. Stay tuned tomorrow for another great recipe and more information about the Taste of Home 100 Family Meals!

APPLE, MAPLE & PECAN SALAD

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoon Dijon             mustard
1/2 teaspoon coursely        ground pepper
4 cups shredded                        cabbage
3 large Granny Smith apples,  julienned
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

DIRECTIONS
Whisk the first five ingredients until blended. Combine the cabbage, apples and Gorgonzola, toss with dressing to coat. Let stand 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with pecans.

NOTE – To toast pecans bake in a shallow pan on 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring pecans occasionally.

PER SERVING – 3/4 cup equals 169 cal., 13g fat (2g sat. Fat),
4mg chol., 84mg sodium., 14g carb (9 sugars, 3G fiber) 2g pro.
Diabetic exchanges 1 starch, 2 1/2 fat.

Enjoy!