MPN™ Lettuce Spinach Nut Salad
– a Brain Healthy Recipe[1] –
YIELD: servings: 6 – 8 of salad & 50 of salt-free cider vinaigrette dressing
INGREDIENTS AMOUNT
MPN™ Salad: | 6-8 servings |
Red leaf lettuce or romaine* torn into bite size pieces (med head weighted ½ #) | 1/3 med head, 1/6 # |
Baby spinach (used 1/3 of ½# bag) either baby spinach or fresh mature leaves cut into bite size pieces | 1/6 # |
Walnuts or pecans, chopped roughly into 1/8” size pieces | ½ cup |
Fresh tart crisp apples and pears, thinly sliced and cut in half or into bite size pieces. Slice pears immediately and hold in lemon juice to deter browning or slice immediately before serving. | 1 apple
1 pear |
MPN™ Apple Cider Vinaigrette Salt-Free Dressing: | 50 servings: |
Apple cider vinegar (Bragg Organic) | 1/3 cup |
Apple cider, fresh (or orange juice) | 1/3 cup |
Canola oil | ½ cup |
Olive oil | ½ cup |
Cod Liver Oil (either unflavored or lemon flavored) | 1/3 cup |
Honey (may substitute 1 Truvia® packet or one
pinch of Stevia for sugar free version) |
1 TBsp |
Cinnamon | ½ tsp |
Basil | ½ tsp |
Dill | ½ tsp |
KEY: # = pound
METHOD:
1. Prepare cider vinaigrette – may be done a few hours in advance
2. Mix lettuce and spinach pieces – about equal portions of each
3. Add chopped or broken up nuts
4. JUST PRIOR TO SERVING, add apple and pear slices.
5. Mix 1/6 of vinaigrette into the salad or serve on the side.
6. Save remainder of vinaigrette in refrigerator for other salads.
OPTIONAL VARIATIONS:
* May use any fresh lettuce other than iceberg (WHICH HAS MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE). Mesclun mix is great. Goal is about equal portions of lettuce and spinach. Another option is 100% mesclun mix.
** May substitute other fresh or dried fruits depending on season. Spices may vary with the fruit chosen. Ideal is adding a few berries in addition to the orchard fruit such as raspberries or blue berries when in season.
*** Add sprinkles of sunflower or flaxseed or offer these on the side.
Created by Nancy Emerson Lombardo following Memory Preservation NutritionÒ program in consultation with HCI team. Tested successfully at Standish Village (Nov 2007) and the Compass on the Bay (then The BayView) (Feb 2008). Variations tested at several SLR Communities.
[1] Adapted following Memory Preservation Nutrition® program by & Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D. Fully TESTED, as of 7/4/08 Updated 12/2009.
[2] Adapted following Memory Preservation Nutrition® program by & Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D.
Fully TESTED, as of 7/4/08. Updated 12/2009.
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