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I got this recipe from my local Publix store this weekend.  While the calorie count was originally 442 for the sandwich, I immediately found several ways to lighten it up and still give it amazing flavor!

Here's the recipe I changed up!

Belle's Lighter Balsamic Berry and Turkey Salad Sandwiches(makes 2 servings)

*1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar (I changed this up and used Alessi White Balsmic Vinegar infused with Fig)

*2 tbsp. light mayonnaise (I used Duke's light mayo)

*1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries

*2 green onions sliced and chopped (I used 4 and it was amazing)

*4oz. skinless lower-sodium deli turkey breast or roasted turkey breast chopped (I used their everoast turkey)

*2 tbsp. chopped pecans (I omitted this, because of extra fat content but it was still delish!)

*4 slices Pepperidge Farms whole grain soft honey oat bread toasted (I substituted and used their light wheat bread, 40 calories per slice)

Stir the vinegar and mayo in a medium bowl until the mixture is smooth.  Add the turkey, strawberries, green onion and pecans and toss to coat.  Cover and refrigerate 30 min.

Divide the mixture between 2 bread slices.  Top sandwich with lettuce leaves and enjoy!   

*For those who wish to save more fat and calories, here is the calorie and fat content difference if you use the substitutions I did:

Mayo: Regular mayo has approx. 57 to 114 calories per tablespoon.  Hellman's is 90 calores per tbsp.   Using a light mayo (I used Duke's light) it was lightened to 50 calories per tbsp.  Thus, I saved 80 calories using the light mayo.

Bread:  Pepperidge Farms Whole Grain soft honey oat bread has 100 calories per slice.  Using light wheat bread (publix brand), is 40 calories per slice.  Thus I saved 120 calories by switching types of bread!   

Omit the chopped pecans:  per tablespoon of chopped pecans:  7 gm fat and 70 calories.  By not adding in the chopped pecans, I saved 140 calories!

Thus, the new and lightened sandwich is :

Original calorie count of sandwich:  442

minus saved calories from mayo substitution:  -80 calories

minus saved calories from bread substitution:  -120 calories

minus saved calories from omitting pecans:  -140 calories and 14 grams of fat!

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Thus, the new calorie total for the sandwich is:  approx. 102 calories per sandwich!

*Now don't get me wrong, the original recipe is amazing!  Perfect for having company over (I'd use thick sliced turkey breast) and if so, I'd leave in all the substitutions except the mayo one, and they would love it!

Hope ya'll enjoy it!

Sorry you disagree, going by the calorie count by Publix.

Either way, it is lightened up considerably and is wonderful.

Strawberries and onions are really super low in calorie count.

Checked and 4 oz boars' head everroast chicken has 100 calories in it. But that's 50 calories per sandwich, using 2 oz. 

The 4 oz is for TWO sandwiches, the recipe makes two sandwiches. 

Oh well...I'm going with the publix info.  They created the recipe and have 1,000s printed and are circulating them everywhere. 

Btw, it's not a whole onion.  It is 4 green onions.  The teeny onions.  So there is a calorie difference.  If you had a whole onion in that recipe it'd taste funky and so so onion-y.  Just the green onions.

The balasmic vinegar is for both sandwiches so half that.

I added everything up for one sandwich and it was approx 200. Needed to add in one more bread slice to my original lightened up calculation.