I am pretty limited in the veggies I love, so I find myself eating the same ones often. Many years ago, I went to a restaurant in Beverly Hills, and they had an arugula salad. I’d never had arugula, but I was feeling adventurous. Ever since, arugula has been my favorite salad green—in part because I love it, but also because it’s one of the darker greens and thus has more nutrients than iceberg. Now I admit it’s a bit bitter and may not be everyone’s favorite. But I’d definitely recommend giving arugula a try. If you like it half as much as I do, you’ll love this simple salad.

Ingredients

　　3 cups (about 3 large handfuls) loosely packed prewashed arugula leaves

　　1/3 cup cherry or grape tomatoes

　　1 tablespoon light balsamic vinaigrette (no more than 2 g fat per tablespoon; I used Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette)

　　1/4 ounce shaved Parmesan or Romano cheese

　　Freshly ground black pepper, to taste, optional

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　　Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.