Green Salad with Lemony Dressing Recipe With Nutrition Data and Calorie Count

Green Salad with Lemony Dressing

A leafy green mixed salad with cheese and a lemony dressing.

Yields:

2 servings

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

mins

Meal Type:

Appetizer
Salad and Salad Dressing
Lunch

Rating:

Ingredients

  • 1 oz cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 dried apricot halves
  • 1/3 lemon yields lemon juice
  • 1/2 clove garlic
  • 1/4 head red lettuce
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts

Directions

  • Thoroughly wash lettuce and tear into desired size, pat dry with paper towels.
  • Mix olive oil, most (but not all) of the juice from 1/2 a lemon, 1/2 clove of garlic (minced), and a pinch of red pepper flakes, and whisk together in a large bowl.
  • Cut cherry tomatoes in half, and place into bowl with dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix ingredients together so tomatoes are covered in dressing, and let it sit.
  • While dressing is sitting, toast pine nuts for 1-2 minutes in a skillet over medium heat. As pine nuts are toasting, chop 3 dried apricots and place lettuce and apricots into bowl with cherry tomatoes and dressing.
  • After salad mixture is coated with dressing, plate salad mixture and top with toasted pine nuts and crumble bits of cheddar cheese (or gorgonzola, blue, parmesan, etc) on top of salad.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Daily Values

Calories
Amount Per Serving 181
% Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    Amount Per Serving 14.54g
    % Daily Value 19%
    • Saturated Fat
      Amount Per Serving 4.169g
    • Trans Fat
      Amount Per Serving 0g
    • Polyunsaturated Fat
      Amount Per Serving 2.356g
    • Monounsaturated Fat
      Amount Per Serving 7.07g
  • Cholesterol
    Amount Per Serving 15mg
    % Daily Value 5%
  • Sodium
    Amount Per Serving 683mg
    % Daily Value 30%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    Amount Per Serving 9.18g
    % Daily Value 3%
    • Dietary Fiber
      Amount Per Serving 2g
      % Daily Value 7%
    • Total Sugars
      Amount Per Serving 5.4g
      Includes -g Added Sugars
  • Protein
    Amount Per Serving 5.6g

Nutrients Declaration Requirement

  • Vitamin A
    Amount Per Serving 25mcg
    % Daily Value 3%
  • Vitamin C
    Amount Per Serving 17mg
    % Daily Value 19%
  • Vitamin D
    Amount Per Serving -mcg
    % Daily Value -%
  • Calcium
    Amount Per Serving 10mg
    % Daily Value 1%
  • Iron
    Amount Per Serving 8mg
    % Daily Value 44%
  • Potassium
    Amount Per Serving 371mg
    % Daily Value 8%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.

Nutrition summary:

  • Calories 181 KCal
  • Fat 14.54 g
  • Carbs 9.18 g
  • Protein 5.6 g

There are 181 calories in 1 serving of Green Salad with Lemony Dressing.

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Values estimated based on person weighing 160 lbs.

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