Layered Veggie Salad

"Healthified" Layered Vegetable Salad
From Eat Better America

Makes: 10 servings
Start to Finish: 20 min

Ingredients:

Salad
6 cups torn mixed salad greens, such as Italian blend
2 cups small broccoli florets
1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen sweet peas, cooked, drained
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
2 medium stalks celery, thinly sliced (1 cup)
6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled
5 medium green onions, thinly sliced (5 tablespoons)

Dressing
3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (2 oz)

Directions:

Place salad greens in large salad bowl. In order given, layer remaining salad ingredients over greens.

Nutritional Information 1 Serving: {Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 360mg; Total Carbohydrate 11g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 5g); Protein 6g}