This salad kabobs recipe is such a fun way to serve a salad. So low in carbs and calories and taste like an yummy Italian chopped salad. Great for company, but you don’t have to wait. Your family will love them too.
In addition, they makes an easy appetizer. Each salad stick has 72 calories, 5 grams of fat and 2 Weight Watchers Points Plus.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped into large chunks (a bag of chopped romaine lettuce will work)
8 large black olives, pitted
8 small cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
6 slices of reduced-fat salami, each slice cut into fours, see shopping tips
8 teaspoons light dressing such as Girard’s light Champagne or Cardini’s Light Caesar, see shopping tips
2 teaspoon Parmesan cheese
4 bamboo, wooden or other disposable skewers (such as plastic), see shopping tips
Instructions
1. To make each salad stick:
a. Place 1 little triangle of salami on wooden stick.
b. Make a small stack of lettuce (about ¼ cup of lettuce) and thread onto stick.
c. Next add 1 olive
d. Add 1 more stack of lettuce
e. Add 1 tomato
f. Repeat these steps two more times ending with 2 triangles of salami on top
g. Place on serving plate. Drizzle each with 2 teaspoons salad dressing and sprinkle ½ teaspoon Parmesan cheese on each.
2. These can be prepped in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Drizzle the dressing and sprinkle with cheese just before serving.
3. This recipes can be doubled, tripled and so on.
Makes 4 serving. Each serving 1 salad stick with dressing and cheese
Shopping Tips
I found the wooden (bamboo) skewers at the supermarket in the baking aisle where baking pans are displayed. They are also sold at stores such as Bed, Bath and Beyond. Or you can use wooden chop sticks instead.
My two favorite store bought dressings for these salad sticks are Girard’s Light Champagne Dressing or Cardini’s Light Caesar Vinaigrette. They are delicious reduced-fat dressings. Both are sold in most large supermarket chains in the salad dressing aisle. I found them at Von’s/Safeway. Or use your favorite light Caesar or Italian dressing.
I used Gallo reduced-fat salami. This brand and other brands are available in the luncheon meat section of the supermarket. In addition, I like Columbus Lite Italian Dry Salami. I found it at Von’s/Safeway in the deli section.
Weight Watchers (old points) 2
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 2
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 salad stick including dressing and cheese
72 calories, 5g fat, 10mg chol, 4g protein, 4g carbs, 1g fiber, 412mg sodium, 2g sugar
Find more delicious recipes on Nancy Fox’s website, Skinny Kitchen
Nancy Fox
Nancy Fox is no stranger to the food industry. She founded Mrs. Beasley's, a gift-basket company featuring baskets full of decadent baked goods. It became the "hot" gift to give among the Hollywood community. Nancy later opened 2 low fat restaurants called Nancy’s Healthy Kitchen. Her line of reduced-fat cookies were featured on "Oprah's Favorites" gift show. Continuing her passion for cooking and baking Nancy created a recipe website called Skinny Kitchen. Each week she shares skinny recipes, cooking and kitchen tips, food finds and the healthy benefits of many recipes. There’s also nutritional facts and Weight Watchers POINTS on each recipe.
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Margaret Rutherford
Sunday 20th of July 2014
This is a wonderful idea! I always get worried toward the end of the stick, that I am going to hurt myself! But I think with salad fixins' that wouldn't be an issue! And I appreciate the dressing suggestions as well. I never know which prepared dressing to buy - I make mine but sometimes just don't have the time. Thanks Nancy!
Rhonda
Sunday 20th of July 2014
Great idea. These would be great for a small party or girls night. Thanks for sharing.