Summer Recipe: Apple Coleslaw

This sweet and crunchy coleslaw is a healthy take on the summer stand-by. Use cabbage, carrots, apples and green pepper for a colorful side dish to bring to those summer picnics and potlucks. Depending on your personal taste, you can make it with or without mayonnaise.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups cabbage
• 1 carrot (medium, grated)
• 1/2 green pepper (chopped)
• 1 apple (chopped)
• 5 tablespoons yogurt, low-fat
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, low-fat
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon dill weed

Directions

1. Wash the cabbage. Cut it into fine shreds, until you have 2 cups of cabbage.
2. Peel the carrot. Grate it with a grater.
3. Chop half a green pepper into small pieces.
4. Remove the core and chop the apple.
5. Put the cabbage, carrot, green pepper and apple in a large mixing bowl. Stir together.
6. Put the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice and dill weed in a small bowl. Stir together to make a dressing.
7. Pour the dressing over the salad.  Toss to mix. Add salt (or low-salt seasoning) and pepper to taste

Nutrition Information (per serving)

• Calories: 62
• Total fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 1 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 11 g
• Total sugars: 7 g
• Protein: 2 g

Source: United States Department of Agriculture