Arugula Salad with Lemon and Parmesan
Anyone who has eaten dinner with us during past few weeks has likely eaten this salad.
We’ve been making it every night because we are obsessed with it, and we could probably continue to eat it every night until microplaned Parmesan cheese begins to seep from our pores. That day may arrive sooner than we would like.
We first tasted a salad like this at Craft, and we first attempted to re-create it the following night. It’s so extremely simple, but devastatingly delicious. Microplaning the cheese very finely allows it to melt over the argula, coating every piece with a tasty layer of Parmesan. The pine nuts cut the acidity of the lemon just enough.
If you are lemonaphobic, we can’t say we recommend this. But for all others, we can’t not.
Ingredients (serves 4-6):
6 cups packed arugula
3 cup Parmesan, grated very, very finely (preferably with a microplane)
3 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
(dressing)
juice of two lemons
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Whisk together dressing ingredients. Place arugula in a large bowl, and pour dressing over it, tossing to coat. Add Parmesan cheese, and toss until it melts over the arugula. Add toasted pine nuts, and serve.
I can’t wait to try this one. Quite timely, as well. I wonder if Michele O would be interested?
22 Mar 2009 at 10:02 am
This is a salad for me! I love all the ingredients in it and it seems like a great testament to simplicity.
24 Mar 2009 at 6:19 pm
Love this salad. It looks so fresh and so delicious!
03 Apr 2009 at 10:54 pm
Not to be dumb but any idea what size parm wedge I’d need to make the 3 C microplaned? To be honest, we usually use Trader Joe’s from the bag but this sounds worth getting the real thing for!
05 Apr 2009 at 11:16 pm
Hi,
I love arugula and will definitely enjoy this salad. I have one question – 3 CUPS of parmesan sounds like a lot. Has anyone altered that amount when they prepared this recipe?
10 Jan 2010 at 2:27 pm
Love simple salads like this – for me a new combo with the arugula and parm. Cant wait to try it.
15 Mar 2010 at 8:48 pm