Italian Salad is a Hit!

Italian Salad!!

I buy spinach by the lb., there is always spinach in my house.  I think I must consume at least 1and 1/2 lbs of spinach a week, if not more.   So, for this blog I bring you another spinach salad.   An italian one, which broke my carbometer yesterday so I'm suggesting that you halve this salad if you make it for yourself and not ruin your dinner opportunities.

How could I....the author of The Carbometer, break my own carbometer?  There was perfectly good spinach about to go to waste!  There isn't anything more distressing than having to toss out a bag of spinach because the leaves are turning dark and wet.   That was happening on one of my bags so instead of saving some for dinner to cook, I put it all in this salad.  So, you need half this spinach.  I'm pretty sure I had four cups of spinach in this salad pictured above.  Here's my Carbometer and Fibermeter on it.

My Italian Salad:

4 cups Spinach - 4 carbs : 2.8 fiber

Italian Salami low sodium - cut into quarters - 2 : 0

1 cup of mushrooms - 2.3 : 2.1

1/4 cup feta cheese - 1 : 0

3 heirloom mini tomatoes - 1.8 : 0

1/2 cup sliced cucumbers - 1.9 : .7

1/2 cup of avocado cubes - 6 : 5

Oil and Vinegar dressing

A whopping carbometer: 19 carbs!   Fibermeter: 10.6

A more moderate version:

2 cups of Spinach - 2 carbs : 1.4 fiber

Light Italian Salami cut into quarters - 1 : 0

1/2 cup of mushrooms - 1.2 : 1

1/4 to 1/2 cup Provolone cheese sliced  - ZERO : 0

3 heirloom mini tomatoes - 1.8 : 0

1/2 cup sliced cucumbers - 1.9 : .7

1/4 cup of avocado cubes - 3 (optional) : 2.5

1/2 cup of mini sweet peppers - 1.6 (missing from mine - but would really color up the salad) : .325

Oil and Vinegar dressing

Carbometer: 12.5 - 9.5 without avocado  Fibermeter: 5.925 -3.425

My version of the salad would be something perfect to share, take to a potluck.  I've found, you need to take something pretty substantial to a potluck when you are on a low carb diet, because most people aren't.   I'm happy to see cucumbers that look good back in the grocery store.  I love cucumbers and they are relatively low in carbs. 

Enjoy this salad...I did.  Happy Carb Counting!