Description
This Apple Arugula Salad is a delightful mix of peppery arugula, sweet apples, crunchy candied pecans, tart dried cranberries, and creamy goat cheese, all tossed in a tangy apple cider vinaigrette. It’s a perfect balance of flavors and textures that makes for a refreshing and satisfying salad.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad:
- 5 cups (150 g) fresh arugula
- 2 medium apples (such as Honeycrisp or Fuji), thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (60 g) candied pecans
- 1/3 cup (50 g) dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup (28 g) crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare Salad: In a large salad bowl, combine arugula, apple slices, candied pecans, dried cranberries, and goat cheese.
- Make Dressing: In a small bowl or jar, whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper until emulsified.
- Assemble: Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving and toss gently to coat.
Notes
- For extra crunch, add thinly sliced celery.
- You can swap pears for the apples and walnuts for the pecans for a variation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
