Simple Mexican Salad
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Ingredients:
2 cucumbers
2 oranges
1 lemon or lime (the juice)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Wash the cucumbers, oranges and lemon or lime under cold running water.
Slice the cucumbers. Peel and cut the oranges into small pieces.
Place cucumber and oranges in a medium size bowl. Add chili powder, lemon or lime juice and salt.
Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe. Yield: 4 servings
Per Recipe: $2.08
Per Serving: $0.52
Per serving:
- Calories 50
- Total fat 0 grams
- Saturated fat 0 grams
- Cholesterol 0 milligrams
- Sodium 300 milligrams
- Protein: 1 gram