What's for Lunch? Color Me a Salad
Ready for school and ready for fun! "A lunchbox salad with crayon-size sticks of cheese and colorful raw veggies makes a delicious, nutritious, finger-food meal," said dietitian Roberta Duyff, MS, RD. Duyff is the prolific author of many food and nutrition books including the American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide.
The dietitian created Colorful Salad Sticks for the Irish Dairy Board using Kerrygold Dubliner, a kid-pleasing cheese, with the texture of Cheddar, the sweet, nutty flavor of Swiss and the tasty bite of Parmesan.
"Cheese is a protein-rich, calcium-rich ingredient for growing kids," Duyff explained. All Kerrygold cheeses are made with milk from grass-fed cows free of growth hormones. The natural golden color of the cheeses comes from the beta-carotene in the richly green Irish grass.
To accompany the salad sticks, Duyff adds a super-easy dip using flavored yogurt and peanut butter, creating a tasty concoction similar to an Indonesian satay sauce.
For a brochure featuring two weeks' worth of lunchbox ideas visit www.Kerrygold.com/usa.
Colorful Salad Sticks
3 ounces Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, cut into 1/2-inch sticks
2 cups (about 20) raw vegetable sticks such as red, green or yellow peppers, carrots, jicama, unpeeled cucumber or zucchini
Peanut Dip (recipe follows)
Divide the cheese and veggie sticks in half. Pack each half in a container, along with dip. Makes 2 salads.
Peanut Dip: In bowl, combine 1/2 cup vanilla or banana yogurt, 1/4 cup peanut butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce, and pinch cayenne pepper; blend well. Divide in two small containers.
Per serving, the recipe provides the equivalent of: 1 cup vegetables, 1 cup milk and 2 ounces meat alternate (from peanut butter)
Variations: For kids with nut allergies, make alternate dip by combining plain yogurt with a commercial salsa. Or offer bottled salad dressing; honey mustard dressing is a great option! Per serving, the recipe will lack the 2 ounces meat alternate, but still make a nutritious lunch.
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