Z3 High Octane Bars & Mixed Greens Salad and Alexis and Molly

Z3 High Octane Bars and Mixed Greens Salad with Lemony Dressing

Mix 2 cups quick oats, 3/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder, 1 cup flax seed, 1 cup dried cranberries, 1 cup low-fat peanut butter, 1 cup honey and 1 cup mini-chocolate chips.

No-bake, makes 16 bars. per serving: 340 calories, 45 carbohydrates, 5 fiber, 10 g protein. Great with a mixed greens salad.

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Mixed Greens Salad with Lemony Dressing:

1 oz cheddar cheese

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

3 halves dried apricots

1/3 lemon yields lemon juice

1/2 clove garlic

red lettuce, mixed greens, romaine lettuce, spinach leaves

1 cup cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup pine nuts

Thoroughly wash lettuce and tear into desired size, pat dry with paper towels. Mix olive oil, most (but not all) of the juice from 1/2 lemon, 1/2 clove of garlic(minced), and a pinch of red pepper flakes, and whisk together in a large bowl. Cut cherry tomatoes in half, and place into bowl with dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix ingredients together so the tomatoes are covered in dressing, and let sit. While dressing is sitting, toast pine nuts for 1-2 minutes in a skillet over medium heat. As pine nuts are toasting, chop 3 dried apricots and place lettuce and apricots into bowl with cherry tomatoes and dressing. After salad mixture is coated with dressing, plate salad mixture and top with toasted pine nuts and crumble bits of cheddar cheese (or gorgonzola, blue, parmesan, etc) on top of salad. Enjoy! Serves 2. Per serving: 181 calories, 9.18g carboyhydrate, 5.59g protein, 14.54g fat.