Italian Mushroom & Celery Heart Salad- From My Past Life to Yours Recipe
Ingredients
- Italian Mushroom and Celery Heart Salad Serves 4 CLICK Here for a printable version
- 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 10 pale inner celery stalks with their leaves from a couple bunches if necessary
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/2 t lemon zest
- 1/4 very good olive oil
- 1/4 t kosher salt
- pecorino romano, to taste
- coarsely ground black pepper
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 288g | |
| Calories 77 | |
| Calories from Fat 2 | 3% |
| Total Fat 0.24g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.02g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 596mg | 25% |
| Potassium 1132mg | 32% |
| Total Carbs 14.08g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 5.29g | 4% |
| Protein 6.18g | 10% |
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