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    • Grilled Vegetables with Greens And Croutons

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    Dairy Vegetarian New, Vegtime7 4 servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
    2 tb Balsamic vinegar
    1/2 ts Dijon mustard
    **REMAINING INGREDIENTS**
    8 c Mesclun greens; dried thoroughly
    4 Portobello mushrooms; (about 1 lb. total)
    Stemmed and cut into 1/2-inch-thick
    ; slices
    2 md Sweet onions
    Such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
    (about 1 1/2 lbs. total)
    Cut into 1/2-inch-thick rings
    1 lg Red bell pepper
    Cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
    16 Cherry and/or yellow pear tomatoes
    1 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
    8 sl Italian bread; (3/4-inch-thick)
    1 md Clove garlic; cut in half
    1/2 c Parmesan shavings; (1 oz.)
    OR 1 cup grated Parmesan-flavored soy
    Cheese

    INSTRUCTIONS

    VINAIGRETTE
4 SERVINGS. LACTO Prepare a hot charcoal fire or preheat gas grill on high.
Set a vegetable grill topper on rack to heat.
Vinaigrette: In small bowl, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients
along with 1 tablespoon water.
Place greens in large bowl and set aside. Spread mushrooms, onions, bell
pepper and tomatoes on 2 baking sheets. Brush vegetables all over with oil
and season with salt and pepper.
Lightly oil grill topper. Grill vegetables in batches until nicely browned
and tender, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer cooked vegetables to baking
sheet. Grill bread alongside vegetables until lightly toasted. Immediately
rub warm grilled bread with cut sides of garlic.
Add grilled vegetables and vinaigrette to greens and toss well. Divide
salad among plates and sprinkle Parmesan shavings on top. Serve right away
with garlic bread.
PER SERVING: 420 CAL.; 15G PROT.; 15G TOTAL FAT (3G SAT. FAT); 60G CARB.;
5MG CHOL.; 498MG SOD.; 10G FIBER
Converted by MC_Buster.
By Kathleen <schuller@ix.netcom.com> on Jun 05, 1999.
Recipe by: Vegetarian Times Magazine, June 1999, page 30
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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