I particularly love this dish because of the meld of temperatures—hot dumplings with cool sauce. If you haven’t tried them, pierogies are Polish dumplings that are similar to ravioli, but the “pasta” is made from flour and potato instead of just flour. Numerous brands of pierogies are available these days, so they’re relatively easy to find. Just be sure to read the nutrition information, because while some are very low in fat, others can be quite high. It’s sometimes even possible to find whole-wheat, all-natural pierogies. Living Right Natural Foods makes them, though using the same serving size of these will add about 3.5 grams of fat to each three-pierogie serving. To keep the calories as low as the recipe below, eat three all-natural pierogies instead of the manufacturer’s suggested serving size of four. Be mindful when you’re buying bruschetta sauce as well. This is another item where brands vary widely. Though olive oil is good for you, overindulging can definitely counter efforts to be fit, and some brands have an extraordinary amount of olive oil.
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