Salads are meant to be simple. That’s my philosophy, at least. So why complicate a salad with way too many ingredients and fat-laden salad dressing? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told, or have read, that just because you’ve ordered a salad at a restaurant, doesn’t necessarily mean you’re being healthy and cutting calories. That’s because they’ve added fried ingredients and added a dressing that has 500 calories (that’s dressing without the actual salad). You’d be better off ordering yourself a burger and fries. At least that way you can justify the 500 calories without trying—unsuccessfully—to convince yourself what you’re eating is actually good for you.
The perfect salad in my book has five ingredients or less, packs in lots of greens, is offset by a colorful veggie or fruit, if that’s your thing, and has a simple dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Baby Arugula
- ½ Lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Sliced Oven Roasted Almonds (pre-packaged in the salad aisle)
- Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- Sea Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, add arugula and almonds.
- Mix with olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- Garnish with shaved parmesan cheese.
