Arugula and Romaine Salad with Walnuts and Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 621
- Total Fat
- 59
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 12
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 16
- Cholesterol
- 32
- Sodium
- 575
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
2 cups arugula leaves, washed and trimmed
2 hearts romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
1 cup walnut halves, lightly toasted
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
6 ounces, (1 cup) blue cheese crumbles
Directions
- Chill salad plates when you begin preparing your entree.
- When your entree is almost ready to serve, combine arugula and romaine leaves and separate onto 4 chilled salad plates. Scatter toasted walnuts evenly among the salads. Pour vinegar into a small bowl and whisk in extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream to combine dressing. Season dressing with salt and pepper, then stir in blue cheese crumbles. Ladle dressing evenly over top of salad plates and serve.