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Grilled Lettuce Salad with Turkey, Plums, and Mozzarella

This grilled salad is a perfect summer recipe! You’ll combine grilled turkey, grilled romaine, and grilled plums with a little fresh mozzarella for a healthy, low carb dinner or lunch. Great barbecue recipe to impress your guests! 
Course Main Course, Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 384kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers

Ingredients

Ingredients for Salad:

  • 1 lb turkey tenderloin
  • 1 tsp olive oil + 2 additional tsp olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 2 small heads of romaine lettuce, halved or one large head quartered
  • 4 plums, halved and pitted
  • 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced

Ingredients for Lemon Dressing - optional; you can use your own favorite instead!

  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Directions:

  • Heat your grill.  Brush turkey with 1 tsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on the grill. Grill for approximately 12-15 minutes over medium heat, flipping once about halfway, until internal temperature reaches approximately 165 degrees. Let rest for a few minutes before slicing.
  • While the turkey is resting, drizzle remaining 2 tsp olive oil on lettuce and plums. Place those cut side down on the grill, and cook for about 3 minutes. Lettuce should be slightly wilted with some char marks, and plums will will turn a golden brown and start to caramelize. 
  • Chop lettuce and serve on a plate topped with turkey, plums, and fresh mozzarella cheese. 
  • To make the lemon dressing to top this salad, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper in a small jar. Shake and pour over your salad.  Or, top with your own favorite dressing!

Notes

Nutrition analysis – salad (approximate per serving):
290 calories, 12 g fat, 5 g sat fat, 327 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 34 g protein, Vitamin A: 172%, Vitamin C: 48%, Calcium: 19%, Iron: 14%
 
Nutrition analysis – dressing (approximate per serving; 1 serving = approx. 1.5 tbsp):
94 calories, 10 g fat, 1 g sat fat, 146 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, Vitamin A: 0%, Vitamin C: 9%, Calcium: 0%, Iron: 0%

Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal