Arugula Salad with Porcini Mushroom & Grana Padano

grana padano cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan cheese

Parmesan is more widely available and offers a similar flavor.

toasted pine nuts

🥗Healthier: toasted sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: toasted pumpkin seeds

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds are often less expensive and still provide crunch.

Clean the porcini mushrooms by trimming the roots and wiping them with a wet towel to remove dirt.

Slice the porcini mushrooms thinly, lengthwise, to showcase their shape.

Add the sliced porcini mushrooms directly into the bowl with the baby arugula.

Season the salad with salt and fresh ground black pepper.

Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the salad, using about half a lemon, and add more if needed.

Drizzle olive oil over the salad to dress it.

Use a vegetable peeler to shave grana padano cheese and sprinkle it over the salad.

Taste the salad and adjust seasoning with more salt if necessary.

Plate the salad and add additional cheese on top if desired.

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