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The Little Green Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

The Little Green Salad

11 ingredients 10 min openrecipes
The Little Green Salad

A fresh arugula side salad with Parmesan and toasted nuts, tossed in a simple lemon vinaigrette. It’s wonderful as is but feel free to change it up with my suggested variations or put your own seasonal spin on it.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1227
Calories
33g
Protein
100g
Fat
72g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 18 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Sunflower Seed 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Arugula 1 cup (20g) 5
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Arugula
  • Small nuts or seeds, toasted (pine nuts, sunflower seeds and sliced almonds are great)
  • Freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (more to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • Sliced cherry tomatoes, avocado and sunflower seeds
  • Thinly sliced cucumbers, radishes and almonds
  • Thinly sliced fennel and pine nuts

Directions

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By cookieandkate · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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