You might need to buy:
  • SALAD
  • For marinated mushrooms:
  • sugar
  • water
  • For salad:
  • baby spinach
  • toasted pine nuts
  • brown sugar
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • CREAMY BASIL DRESSING/SAUCE
  • red wine vinegar
  • tightly packed flat parsley leaves
  • Dijon mustard
  • salt
  • freshly ground white peppercorns
  • mayonnaise
  • vegetable oil mixed with 1/4 cup olive oil

Calories 391
Total Fat 15g
Saturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 11mg
Sodium 501mg
Total Carbohydrate 55g
Dietary Fiber 7g
Sugars n/a
Protein 11g
Calcium —

ready in about an hour and a half; serves 4

Approximate nutritional analysis per serving (without optional ingredients): 365 calories, 30 grams fat, 7 milligrams cholesterol, 200 milligrams sodium (before salting), 8 grams protein, 15 grams carbohydrate.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • thick slices stale white bread
  • medium-size heads romaine lettuce
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • fresh lemon juice
  • freshly grated imported Italian Parmesan cheese

One serving (3/4 cup) equals 117 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 3 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.

serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • sliced fresh strawberries
  • green grapes
  • fresh blueberries
  • sliced nectarines
  • lemon juice
  • honey
  • ground nutmeg
You might need to buy:
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • fine-chopped celery
  • high-quality mayonnaise plus more to taste
  • Dijon mustard
  • fresh-squeezed lemon juice
You might need to buy:
  • • 1 / 2 cup thin-sliced red onions
  • • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • • 2 tablespoons mirin
  • • 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
  • • 2 teaspoons brown or black sesame seeds
You might need to buy:
  • udon or pad Thai rice noodles
  • Water
  • grapeseed oil
  • rice wine vinegar
  • soy sauce
  • Asian sesame oil
  • black sesame seeds
  • thin-sliced scallions

Points Value – 10
Calories 380
Fat 21g
Sat Fat 6g
Cholesterol 25mg
Sodium 865mg
Protein 12g
Carbohydrate 37g
Sugar 7g
Fiber 6g
Iron 3mg
Calcium 226mg

ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • dried oregano
  • red wine vinegar
  • olive oil