Recipe:
Weekday lunches can get a bit repetitive, so here’s a delicious and simple salad pizza to change things up! This salad pizza contains the elements of a classic wrap, but presented in a new and interesting way. In this dish, a fresh salad with a creamy hummus dressing tops a crispy tortilla crust. To make this dish a more filling meal, top with a few cubes of chicken or a handful of chickpeas. The tomatoes in the salad are high in lycopene, an anti-aging antioxidant that may help protect skin from sunburn. And the hummus is rich in iron, an important mineral for healthy hair.
Ingredients:
1 medium whole wheat tortilla
2 tablespoons hummus
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Pinch garlic powder
1 cup spring green salad mix
1⁄4 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half
2 tablespoons shredded carrots
2 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives (about 4 olives)
Instructions:
Toast tortilla at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 4-6 minutes, until crispy and slightly browned. In a large bowl, mix together hummus, lemon juice, and garlic powder. Add a few teaspoons of water to thin if you prefer a thinner dressing. Toss the spring mix, tomatoes, carrots, and olives with the dressing. Place the salad on top of the tortilla and slice into four pieces.
Note: The hummus dressing is a nice creamy, garlicky, lemony dressing that could go well in many other salads as well
Yields: 1 serving
Per serving: 261 calories, 7.34 g protein, 32.46 g carbohydrates, 6.4 g fiber, 2.23 g sugars, 12.54 g fat, 1.51 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 689.44 mg sodium, 102.75 mg calcium, 0 g omega-3 fats, 3458 IU vitamin A, 15.9 mg vitamin C, 0.02 mg vitamin E, 1.97 mg iron, 0.01 mg zinc
Lisa Drayer, M.A., R.D.,
is the author of THE BEAUTY DIET and STRONG, SLIM, and 30! For more of Lisa’s Beauty Bites, visit www.lisadrayer.com.