Recipes for the South Beach Diet or Other Good Carb Diets

Boiling water
1/4 pound fresh snow peas, trimmed
1/4 pound fresh bean sprouts
1 head curly leaf lettuce, washed and drained
1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
2 Tbsp. sugar substitute
2 Tbsp. Kikkoman soy sauce
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. ground ginger

Pour enough boiling water over snow peas in small bowl to cover; let stand 10 minutes. Drain; cool under cold water and drain thoroughly. Pour boiling water over bean sprouts in colander; cool immediately under cold water and drain thoroughly. Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces; combine with snow peas, bean sprouts, and mushrooms in a large serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Meanwhile, combine vinegar, sugar substitute, soy sauce, water, and ginger until sugar dissolves. Pour desired amount of dressing over salad mixture; toss well to coat all ingredients.

Serves 6

Filed under: Side Dishes, Phase 1