Apple-Banana Salad w/Peanuts Recipe

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies

Enjoy a fresh, flavorful change of pace with a surprising mix of lettuce, apples, and bananas, topped with a paprika dressing. Perfect for the busy holidays.

Recipe Cost for 4 People: $6.50 ($1.63/serving)*

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Dressing 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt 2 tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tbsp honey 2 tsp paprika Salad 2 packages Fresh Express 5-Lettuce Mix™ (12 oz total) 2 ripe Chiquita® bananas 1 14-oz package Chiquita® Juicy Red Apple Bites ¾ cup dry roasted peanuts
Whisk together dressing ingredients. Slice bananas. In a large salad bowl, toss mixed greens, banana and apple slices, peanuts, and dressing. Complete this Healthy Plate: Serve with 8 oz glass of non-fat milk and one slice of rustic whole-grain bread.

Serves: 4

Fruits & Veggies per Serving 2¼ Cups


Nutrition Information per Serving:

Calories: 330 Total Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 2.5g % of Calories from Fat: 46% % Calories from Sat Fat: 7%		Protein: 10g Carbohydrates: 42g Cholesterol: 5mg Dietary Fiber: 8g Sodium: 300mg


Each serving provides: An excellent source of fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, B6, folate, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and copper, and a good source of protein, vitamin E, thiamin, niacin, biotin, iron, iodine, and copper. Note: analysis reflects packaged Chiquita Apple Bites, which have higher vitamin C & calcium than unpackaged apples.

*Retail prices, Boulder, Colorado, Fall 2011

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