Submitted by Courtney (from Cooking Light Magazine)

This lighter, cooler variation of the spring roll is not fried so there is not a lot of added fat. This is an Vietnamese recipe, so the only specialty item you will need are rice flour wrappers rolls (as opposed to spring roll or wonton wrappers), found in Asian supermarkets, gourmet groceries and the Internet.

(This is one of my favorites. It’s a recipe I adapted from one of the many cookbooks I own.)

Serving Suggestions: I like to make salsa a couple of hours ahead so that it has time for the ingredients to meld. I also like to serve it very cold with warm, toasted, tortilla points. The contrast is great!

Variations: It’s fun to combine different tomatoes, including sweet grape, yellow, and tomatillos. You can also add a half cup of finely chopped yellow, orange, or green bell peppers, corn, or drained canned black beans.

This is so easy and very delicious. It firms up enough to unmold. This is always a hit at parties and potlucks. (You can easily double the recipe.)

Per serving: 125 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 393mg Sodium

Depending on whether you want it as a type of salad, you can also add shredded lettuce, and black olives are optional.

Our Fred Meyer’s has mangos on sale this week and I printed this recipe in the food ad. I love mangos!

This recipe is inspired by the many hummus recipes I have seen, but had added oil & were lacking the flavor I was seeking. It’s classified as Greek for the actual Hummus part, and Indian for the coriander/cumin/cayenne combo, which is common in Indian food, and gives this dip an interesting twist. Tahini is sesame (seed) butter, and the best thing to use for the right flavor, but use peanut butter instead if you have to.