Arugula salad with lemon and parmesan
Peppery arugula, shaved parmesan and a squeeze of lemon, a five-minute salad that makes any plate look like it came from a restaurant.
- 5 min total
- 5 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 4
- About $1.37 a serving
- 130 calories
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Dolly says: It’s ready in 5 minutes, start to finish.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 5 oz arugula
- ½ lemon
- 1 oz parmesan wedge
From your pantry
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 130 calories, 4 g protein, 2 g carbs and 12 g fat, and costs about $1.37 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No arugula? Baby spinach or spring mix works.
- No lemons? Limes work.
- No parmesan wedge? Grated parmesan works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Put the arugula in a large bowl. If it looks damp, it dry with a clean towel first.
Pat dry. Patting dry means pressing paper towels onto food to soak up the moisture on its surface. Wet food steams instead of browning, so this is how you get a good sear and crisp skin.
How you’ll know: The surface feels tacky, not wet, and the last paper towel comes away barely damp.
with the oil, squeeze the lemon over, and sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
Drizzle. Drizzling means pouring a thin, slow stream over the top of something. A thin stream spreads a little flavor a long way.
How you’ll know: You see thin lines across the food, not a puddle collecting underneath.
gently with your hands until the leaves just shine.
Toss. Tossing means gently lifting and turning food so everything gets coated, like pasta in sauce or vegetables in oil. It coats every piece evenly without mashing anything.
How you’ll know: Every piece looks glossy or evenly coated, with no dry spots hiding underneath.
Dolly’s tip: Arugula is delicate. Dress it right before eating or it wilts in minutes.Shave the parmesan over the top with a vegetable peeler and serve.
Dolly’s tip: Long, thin curls from a peeler look fancy and take ten seconds.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
When you host a dinner, Dollop builds the menu around your guests’ allergies, works out a cooking timeline back from when everyone sits down, and puts it all on one grocery list.
