Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

    * 10 big leaves of romaine lettuce - washed, dried, and torn into small pieces

    * 1 tsp. olive oil

    * 2 tsp. parmesan cheese

    * 1/2 tsp. garlic salt (replace with garlic powder to uphold flavor and to cut down on sodium)

    * 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions:

   1. Mix lettuce and other ingredients in salad bowl.

   2. Refrigerate until serving.

Serves: 4

Serving size: 2 1/2 leaves

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

19 calories

0.7 g protein

1.4 g fat

1.2 g carbohydrate

0.6 g fiber

0.7 mg cholesterol

200 mg sodium

18 mg calcium

0.4 mg iron

Variations:

Chop up and add tomatoes and use 1/2 tsp. olive oil instead. The juice from the tomatoes will help keep the lettuce leaves moist.

Updated and reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD 

Date reviewed: May 2005

Originally reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N, CNSD