Pritikin Garden Vegetable Potato Salad

The Pritikin Eating Plan recommends and incorporates the healthiest animal food choices — omega-3-rich fish, lean protein like chicken and turkey, and vibrant flavors with fruit and vegetables, making the most of spices and bold flavors.  But if you’re a vegetarian, or looking for Pritikin-approved side-dishes, are there equally nutritious options? Yes, and this contest-winning entree shows now.  This recipe for Garden Vegetable Potato Salad by Katerina of Diethood was named Best Filling Meal in the Pritikin Cooking School Recipe Contest.

Garden Vegetable Potato Salad

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Chilling: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Course: Sides

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Potatoes, Pritikin

Servings: 10 Servings

Calories: 275kcal

Courtesy Of: Katerina and Diethood for Pritikin

This delicious and healthy main dish salad will fill you up without weighing you down!

Ingredients

Salad Base

• ▢ 10 petite red potatoes
• ▢ 1 cup grape tomatoes - quartered
• ▢ 1 whole green bell pepper - diced or sliced into long strips
• ▢ 1 whole red onion - diced
• ▢ ½ tablespoon oregano - dry

Dressing

• ▢ 4 tablespoon balsamic vinegar - choose white balsamic, or dark balsamic, as you prefer
• ▢ 1 clove garlic - minced
• ▢ fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• Bring a pot of water to a boil; add potatoes and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until fork tender.
• Cut each potato into fourths.
• Combine potatoes and the rest of the salad ingredients in one large mixing bowl; set aside.
• Pour balsamic vinegar into a small bowl.
• Add minced garlic and a few grinds of black pepper.
• Whisk until thoroughly combined.
• Adjust the pepper, or the proportion of vinegar to taste.
• Gently stir dressing into salad.
• Cover salad with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Mix and serve.  Garnish with chopped oregano and a drizzle of balsamic, if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 275 kcal (14%) | Carbohydrates: 62 g (21%) | Protein: 7.5 g (15%) | Fat: 0.6 g (1%) | Sodium: 70 mg (3%) | Potassium: 1767 mg (50%) | Fiber: 7 g (29%) | Vitamin A: 450 IU (9%) | Vitamin C: 52.8 mg (64%) | Calcium: 50 mg (5%) | Iron: 2.9 mg (16%)

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