Healthy Recipe: Turkey and Pear Sandwich

Looking for a lunch that’s as satisfying as it is healthy? This turkey and
pear sandwich is a perfect blend of creamy avocado, savory turkey, crisp
lettuce, and juicy pear slices tucked between toasted whole-wheat bread.
It’s fresh, filling, and can be made in minutes!

Turkey and Pear Sandwich

Ingredients:
• 2 slices of whole-wheat bread
• ¼ avocado, sliced
• 2 ounces of reduced-sodium deli-style turkey meat
• 2 slices of a medium tomato
• 2 leaves, small, tender Bibb or iceburg lettuce leaves, rinsed, drained, and
dried
• 1 pear, thinly sliced with seeds removed

Directions:

  1. Toast the bread.
  2. Build sandwich by smashing and spreading avocado on one slice of toast.
    Layer with turkey, tomato, lettuce, and slices of pear (to fit). Top with
    second slice of toast.
  3. Serve with remaining pear.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 380
Fat: 8
Saturated Fat: 1.5
Sodium: 730
Carbs: 60
Protein: 22
Fiber 8


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