Store-bought salsa is often loaded with sugar–shop carefully for a sugar-free brand at your favorite market. You won’t miss the taste. It’s an easy way to be good “to your health!”
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High-Protein "Fresh" Salsa
Start with a sugar-free salsa. Add fresh veggies and herbs, and you have "una fiesta en tu boca!" The nutritarian take adds mashed garbanzo beans to up the protein content. Let's get this party started!
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Chop the fresh ingredients: Dice the red onion and both tomatoes. Rough chop the cilantro.
- "Mash" the garbanzo beans with a potato masher or a mixer.
- Add the salsa and fresh vegetables. Stir to mix thoroughly.
- Serve with vegetables to dip or as a table condiment.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Instead of serving this delicious salsa with tortilla chips, why not opt for a lower calorie alternative:
Traditional: carrot and celery sticks.
WOW Factor: jicama sticks, snap peas, red pepper slices, lentil flatbread.
Related Recipe: Budget Garbanzo Beans
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
High-Protein "Fresh" Salsa
Amount per Serving
Calories
55.42
% Daily Value*
Fat
0.97
g
1
%
Saturated Fat
0.11
g
1
%
Sodium
446.47
mg
19
%
Potassium
207.02
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
9.7
g
3
%
Fiber
2.93
g
12
%
Sugar
2.03
g
2
%
Protein
3.01
g
6
%
Vitamin A
280.28
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
1.54
mg
2
%
Calcium
31.27
mg
3
%
Iron
0.77
mg
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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