Easy Arugula Salad Recipe

Posted by Ali | Wednesday March 20, 2013

This is the most simple salad, but every time I make it people rave about it. The best time to eat Arugula is in the summer when it's fresh and local, but I love it any time of the year. This is a very common salad in Italy and I fell in love with it when traveling there. You can find it at many local Italian restaurants too.

Ingredients:

Arugula - 2 bunches or 1 package
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, freshly grated (to taste)
Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil
Sea Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Toasted Pine Nuts (optional)

Easy Arugula Salad Recipe

All ingredients should be added according to your taste. I free pour all of it so it's hard to get these down to exact proportions. A good starting point is 2 TBSP each of Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil. The most important thing with this salad is to make sure your ingredients are top notch. No powdered Parmesan Cheese allowed! Sea Salt has a much more pleasing flavour than table salt and freshly grinding the salt and pepper makes a world of difference. If you can afford to splurge on imported non-filtered virgin olive oil and a good quality balsamic vinegar, it takes things to a whole new level.

Easy Arugula Salad Recipe

In the summer I like to swap fresh lemon juice for the vinegar for a lighter, zestier flavour. In the fall, I add slices of Bartlett Pears, ripe off the tree.

Give the recipe a try and let me know what you think!

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12 Comments

	on April 10, 2013 JustUsGirls 3,263 said: This would be perfect for the Summer. Sounds like something I'll be adding to a Girls Outdoor Brunch date with some of my girlfriends. I like that it's light and not that heavy and the toasted pine nuts is a different switch up which sounds great.
	on March 21, 2013 angelaj20 81,680 said: This sounds and looks so great! Very easy too!
	on March 20, 2013 chel 602 said: This look delicious!
	on March 20, 2013 Ali de Bold STAFF said: You can definitely use other types of salad for this recipe, but nothing compares to the way it tastes with Arugula. Swapping for Mixed Greens is a close second.
	on March 20, 2013 Bren 26,031 said: I LOVE Arugula!This recipe sounds so good
	on March 20, 2013 mamaluv STAFF said: @smiley_gen: I don't otherwise care for arugula because it's a pretty bitter leaf (compared to romaine, for example), but this recipe really works! I think you can easily substitute any salad leaf if you wanted.
	on March 20, 2013 marc said: delicious. i love arugula.
	on March 20, 2013 smiley_gen 9,832 said: I have to give arugula another chance, it does sound great!
	on March 20, 2013 fredamans 12,209 said: MMM. Pinning this one.
	on March 20, 2013 mamaluv STAFF said: I've had this, it is soooo good!