Name: Simple Spring Lettuce Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 shallot; 1½ tsp honey; 1 tsp dijon mustard; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 16 cups arugula

Simple Spring Lettuce Salad Recipe

Everett Dean Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Simple Spring Lettuce Salad

This tasty spring lettuce salad is assembled with arugula and shallot, tossed with a bright and zesty lemon-mustard dressing, for a healthy meal!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1shallot,finely chopped
1½tsphoney
1tspdijon mustard
¼tspsalt
¼cupextra-virgin olive oil
2tbsplemon juice,fresh
2tbsprice vinegar
16cupsarugula

Instructions

Combine the shallot, honey, mustard, and salt in a jar with a lid. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, and vinegar.
Cover the jar with a lid, then shake until the dressing is thickened.
Place the arugula in a bowl and drizzle the dressing over the greens. Toss to coat.
Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

To make a larger batch of the dressing, simply double or triple the amounts and store it in the fridge for 1 to 2 weeks. This dressing can also do double duty as a marinade for chicken or thick, firm-fleshed fish.
Any variety of spring lettuce such as bibb or red leaf can replace the arugula.

Nutrition

Calories: 80.90kcal
Fat: 7.05g
Saturated Fat: 0.97g
Trans Fat: 0.00g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4.96g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.85g
Carbohydrates: 4.09g
Fiber: 0.92g
Sugar: 2.59g
Protein: 1.26g
Sodium: 91.56mg
Calcium: 67.77mg
Potassium: 178.00mg
Iron: 0.73mg
Vitamin A: 47.63µg
Vitamin C: 8.08mg

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