Lettuce and Apple Salad

Join the Veggie Kids Club with this salad recipe that blends summer's best flavors. Children can help wash fruits and veggies, break apple slices into bite-size bits, roll and juice the lemon, and more. It's always better when we prepare food together. This recipe is CACFP creditable.

Serves 4 | source: jsyfruitveggies.org

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 cups shredded lettuce

  • 2 chopped apples

  • 1/2 cup grated carrots

  • 1 cup raisins

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon raspberry jam (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place lettuce in a large bowl

2. Add apples, carrots, and raisins to lettuce & toss lightly.

3. In a small bowl, mix oil, lemon juice, & jam.

4. Pour dressing on lettuce & toss.

IT’S BETTER TOGETHER!

With this recipe, let children:

Rinse and clean the produce

  • Break apple slices into pieces

  • Separate raisins if stuck together

  • Add and mix the ingredients

  • Roll the lemon to release the juices

  • Add and mix the dressing ingredients

  • Pour dressing over salad and mix

INGREDIENTES:

  • 6 tazas de lechuga picada

  • 2 manzanas picadas

  • 1/2 taza de zanahorias ralladas

  • 1 taza de pasas

  • 1 cucharada de aceite vegetal

  • 1/4 taza de jugo de limón

  • 1 cucharada de mermelada de frambuesa (opcional)

DIRECCIONES:

1. Coloque la lechuga en un tazón grande.

2. Agregue las manzanas, zanahorias y pasas a la lechuga y mezcle ligeramente.

3. En un tazón pequeño, mezcle el aceite, el jugo de limón y la mermelada.

4. Vierta el aderezo sobre la lechuga y revuelva.

¡ES MEJOR JUNTOS!

Con esta receta, deje que los niños:

  • Enjuaguen y limpien el producto

  • Partan las rodajas de manzana en trozos

  • Separen las pasas si están pegadas

  • Agreguen y mezclen los ingredientes

  • Rueden el limón para que suelte los jugos

  • Añadian y mezclen los ingredientes del aderezo

  • Viertan el aderezo sobre la ensalada y la mezclen

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