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Rainbow Salad

This delicious recipe is reposted with permission from Little Hands in the Kitchen by  

Peggy Karody, RD, CLT.  

Happy National Nutrition Month!  

Tools:

Plastic knife

Zester

Plastic bag

Food processor or blender

Large skillet

Ingredients:

1  package  boneless turkey breast tenderloins (approximately 1 pound)

3  tablespoons flour

1  teaspoon lime peel -- grated

¼  teaspoon  salt

¼  teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1   tablespoon Canola oil

Dipping sauce:

1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed

1 lime, juiced (approximately 2 tablespoons)

2 tablespoons honey, or less to taste

1 teaspoon lime peel, grated

Salad:

1  cup fresh strawberries, halved

½ medium cantaloupe, cut into cubes

1  cup baby carrots

4  celery stalks, 3" sticks

½ cup broccoli florets

Serving Size: 4

Directions:

1. Using a microplane grater, grate all the peel from the lime, set aside.

2. In food processor bowl with metal blade or in blender container, combine all dressing ingredients. Cover; process until smooth, then set aside.

3. In a plastic bag, combine flour, 1 teaspoon lime peel, salt and pepper. Cut turkey breast tenderloins crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Coat turkey with flour mixture. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until oil sizzles, about 1 minute. Add turkey. Cook 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

About Me

I'm a registered dietitian, author, freelance writer, and speaker based in New York City. I live in Manhattan with my two sons, Spencer, 13, and Eli, 10 and my husband of almost 18 years, Brian. I feel very fortunate to have a career I'm extremely passionate about and to share what I learn with consumers in a variety of ways.

Each and every day, I try to infuse my passion for living a healthful, balanced and enjoyable life into my work. My goal is to feel empowered and to empower others--a working woman with three kids, a new mom, a stay-at-home mom, an empty nester, children, and teens, and families--to take steps to create their own nutritious and active lives.

Through articles, blogs, television and video segments, print and online interviews, speaking engagements and spokesperson work, my goal has always been to translate information garnered from often times confusing scientific studies on food, nutrition, diet, fitness and health into practical, real world solutions consumers can apply and integrate into their own lives. I constantly read and stay in the loop about topics that resonate with consumers, and do my best to provide accurate, science-based information that makes sense so that consumers feel empowered to then take action to better their food and fitness habits to feel physically and mentally fit and optimize their health.