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1. Spinach Salad with Nectarine, Blueberries and Lime Balsamic Vinaigrette

2. Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Gravy

3. Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes and Feta

4. Roast Chicken Waldorf Salad

5. Broccoli Smashed Potatoes

6. Blueberry Peach Crostata

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From an award-winning food writer and chef-the breakthrough cookbook that identifies 12 micronutrient-rich foods that can help protect you against major disease and shows you how to turn them into mouthwatering dishes. A diet rich in nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, and vitamins, is not enough for our health. For optimum protection against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases, we also need an abundance of micronutrients.

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12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring the 12 Healthiest Foods

Authors: Dana Jacobi

Date: April 2005

ISBN: 1579549659

Publisher: Rodale Books

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With nectarines available nearly all year long, you can enjoy this salad almost anytime. I actually like it best in the winter, when the tartness of imported nectarines seems to make it even more refreshing. Tossing fresh mint with the spinach adds an unexpected flavor.

Makes 4 servings

• 1/4 cup mint leaves

• Juice of 1/2 lime

• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

• 1 teaspoon chopped shallot

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 1 nectarine, thinly sliced

• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, or 1/4 cup dried

1. Place the spinach in a large mixing bowl. Stack the mint leaves and cut them crosswise into thin strips. Toss the mint with the spinach.

2. For the dressing, combine the lime juice, vinegar, shallot, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in the oil. Season the dressing to taste with pepper.

3. Pour the dressing over the greens, tossing to coat lightly. Divide the dressed spinach among 4 salad plates. Fan one-quarter of the nectarine slices on 1 side of each plate. Sprinkle the blueberries over the spinach. Serve immediately.

Per serving: 72 calories, 4 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 1 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber

Food Fact
The vitamin C in lime juice can help your body absorb the iron in spinach.

More From This Book:

1. Spinach Salad with Nectarine, Blueberries and Lime Balsamic Vinaigrette

2. Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Gravy

3. Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes and Feta

4. Roast Chicken Waldorf Salad

5. Broccoli Smashed Potatoes

6. Blueberry Peach Crostata

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