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Arugula Salad with Apple and Parmesan

The fresh bite of this arugula salad with a bright lemon dressing, tart apple, savory red onion, and shaved Parmesan is a simple salad recipe that goes with any dinner's main course meal.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword arugula salad
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 222kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 cups arugula
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • ¼ apple such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp , cut into matchstick slices
  • ¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and salt and pepper.
  • Add the arugula to the bowl and toss. Top with red onion, apple, and Parmesan, and more pepper to taste.

Notes

Use a vegetable peeler to shave long ribbons of fresh Parmesan cheese for this easy side salad.
This makes 4 cups.