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SMART Ideas!
Low Sodium Eating — Always a Smart Idea!
by Alice Osborne
We credit these great recipes to the Mayo Clinic and Heart Healthy websites. All of them have 140 or less milligrams of sodium per serving—heart healthy all the way around.
NEW POTATOES WITH CRAB SALAD
(Makes 24 appetizers)
 12 whole tiny new potatoes (1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter)
1 6- to 8-ounce package flake-style imitation crabmeat
2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
1/4 C bottled creamy Caesar or creamy garlic salad dressing
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
In acovered large saucepan, cook potatoes in enough boiling, lightly salted water to cover about 15 minutes or just until tender. Drain in colander. Cool.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine imitation crabmeat and 1 tablespoon of the chives. Gently fold in salad dressing. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Halve potatoes. Using a melon baller, hollow out potato halves slightly. Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each potato half so the stuffed potato won't tip. (Discard potato trimmings or use to make a potato salad.) Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and chill.
Spoon crab mixture into potato halves. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon chives.
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GARLIC HERB MUSHROOMS
 3 cloves garlic, minced
3 shallots, peeled and cut into thin wedges
2 Tbsp olive oil or canola oil
1 1/4 lbs maitake, shiitake, oyster, or white button mushrooms, broken into clusters or sliced (about 8 cups)
¼ C snipped fresh mixed herbs such as tarragon, rosemary, basil, oregano, and/or parsley
¼ tsp coarse salt or salt
¼ tsp cracked black pepper
In large skillet cook garlic and shallots in hot oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add maitake mushrooms. Cook, carefully stirring occasionally, for 10 to 12 minutes until tender. Button and oyster mushrooms will take a total of 6 to 8 minutes; shiitake mushrooms need only 4 minutes. Stir in herbs, salt, and cracked pepper.
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YUM YUM HUMMUS
Serve this easy Mediterranean spread with warmed whole-wheat pita bread. For a different taste you can substitute white, butter or lima beans for garbanzos and 1 teaspoon toasted ground cumin seeds for the paprika.
 2 cans (16 ounces each) reduced-sodium garbanzos, rinsed and drained except for 1/4 cup liquid
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
¼ C lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ tsp cracked black pepper
¼ tsp paprika
3 Tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
2 Tbsp chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley
In blender or food processor, add garbanzos. Process to puree. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, pepper, paprika, tahini and parsley. Blend well. Add reserved liquid, 1 Tbsp at a time until the mixture has consistency of a thick spread. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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MANGO SALSA PIZZA (we’re not kidding…)
(The skin of a mango is tough and not meant to be eaten. But peeling and pitting the fruit can be a challenge as the flesh clings to both the skin and large, flat seed at its center. For best results, cut downward along one side removing a "cheek." Remove the other cheek the same way. Place the cut portion on the cutting board flesh-side up and cut 1/4-inch squares in the flesh. Turn the cheek inside out and remove the fruit from the skin with a knife.)
 1 C chopped red or green bell peppers
½ C minced onion
½ C mango, seeded, peeled and chopped
½ C pineapple tidbits
1 Tbsp lime juice
½ C fresh cilantro, chopped
1 12” prepared pizza crust, purchased or made from a mix
Preheat oven to 425°. Lightly coat a 12” round baking pan with cooking spray.
In small bowl, mix together peppers, onions, mango, pineapple, lime juice and cilantro. Set aside.
Roll out dough and press into baking pan. Place in oven and cook about 15 minutes.
Remove pizza crust from oven; spread with mango salsa. Return pizza to oven; bake until toppings are hot and crust is browned, about 5 - 10 minutes.
Cut pizza into 8 even slices; serve immediately.
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