Easy Salad Cups w/ Lemon-Parmesan Dressing and Parmesan Crisp Topping (Edit recipe)

These salad cups have a zing from the lemon that's rounded out by the olive oil and parmesan. The parmesan crisp acts as a crouton and takes it up several notches. Serve in little individual-serving cups for a dinner party and impress all your guests with how put-together you are! No need to tell anyone that it all only took 10 minutes from start to finish.

10 minutes

5 minutes

Difficulty:

Easy

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	166
Fat:	11 g
Carbohydrates:	11 g
Protein:	6 g
Cholesterol:	10 g
Sodium:	495 mg
Fiber:	3 g
Sugars:	2 g
Calculated per serving.

by Pooja Parikh

Serves: 8

Ingredients

Parmesan Crisp

1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated

Dressing

1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated
1 Lemon, juiced (about 2 Tbsp juice)
1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp Granulated Garlic
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Ground Fresh Black Peppercorns

Greens

4 cups Romaine Lettuce, shredded (or greens of choice)
4 cups Kale, shredded (or greens of choice)

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Parmesan Crisps

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place 1 Tbsp mounds of parmesan onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing out evenly since they'll spread as they bake. You should have 8 parmesan crisps!
Bake for 4-5 minutes or until cheese has melted and is slightly golden in color.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. They should move easily from the parchment paper when cooled!

Salad

While parmesan crisps are in the oven, combine all dressing ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to mix well.
Add greens to the bowl and toss with tongs (or a fork and spoon) to combine until evenly coated in dressing.

Serve

Evenly divide greens among 8 8-oz cups or plastic/glass containers for serving, and top each one with a parmesan crisp.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Feel free to use any combination of greens that you desire--all kale, all romaine, spring mix, etc. If making in advance, I'd recommend kale so it doesn't become soggy. // You can also make this as one big salad and just serve in a big bowl with parmesan crisps on top or on the side!