I love food that makes me nostalgic for travel. This combination of greens, onions, and cheese are hearty and colorful. It reminds me of a winter trip that I embarked upon the Sonoma coastline several years ago. In Santa Rosa, we stopped at a rustic restaurant that served salads similar to this.

With minimal prep time, the Arugula & Caramelized Onion Salad is great for weekly food prep or a family dinner. As long as you store the salad dressing separately from the salad mix, this is good for a few days after preparation.

Yields 6 servings of Arugula and Caramelized Onion Salad.

The Preparation

2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon stevia/erythritol blend
3 cups arugula
1/4 cup mixed greens
1/8 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper, to taste

The Execution

1. Preheat pan on the stove. Melt butter in pan.

2. Add onions and Swerve to the pan.

3. Cook onions until brown.

4. Remove pan from stove and cool.

5. Mix field lettuce, baby arugula, slivered almonds, and crumbled feta into a salad bowl.

6. Place caramelized onions on top of salad mix.

7. In a separate bowl, whisk balsamic vinegar and olive oil together.

8. Pour vinegar and oil salad dressing on top of salad and onions.

This makes a total of 6 servings of Arugula & Caramelized Onion Salad. Each serving comes out to be 136 calories, 13g fats, 2.8g net carbs, and 1.9g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
2 tablespoon butter	203	23	0	0	0	0.2
1 medium onion	38	0.1	8.8	1.6	7.2	1.3
1 teaspoon stevia/erythritol blend	1	0	0	0	0	0
3 cup arugula	15	0.4	2.2	1	1.2	1.6
1/4 cup mixed greens	2	0	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2
1/8 cup slivered almonds	74	6.4	2.8	1.6	1.2	2.7
1/4 cup feta cheese	99	8	1.5	0	1.5	5.3
3 tablespoon olive oil	358	40.5	0	0	0	0
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar	28	0	5.4	0	5.4	0.2
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	818	78.4	21.1	4.3	16.8	11.4
Per Serving (/6)	136	13.1	3.5	0.7	2.8	1.9