This Strawberry Arugula Salad is a classic summer salad that makes a great appetizer, side dish and even a light meal.
I absolutely LOVE this salad mainly because it’s Super Flavorful and Easy to make. Not to mention how Healthy and Nutrient-dense this simple salad is…
This Strawberry Arugula Salad Recipe is Vegan, but you can easily make it non-vegan with adding some toppings like Grilled Chicken Breast, Feta Cheese or Goat Cheese with Blueberry/vanilla flavor that is heavenly delicious and elevates the flavor of this amazing salad!
You can store Strawberry Arugula Salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
If you’re going to store this salad for longer than a day, I highly recommend adding the dressing to the salad right before serving. Storing the salad with its dressing will make your salad soggy which is not tasty!
This salad will take less than 10 minutes of your time, so let’s get started!
Ingredients for Strawberry Arugula Salad:
- Arugula – or Fresh Herb Salad mix
- Baby Spinach – or Fresh Mint, Basil, cilantro, or parsley
- Fresh Strawberries
- Walnuts, pecans, sunflower seed, or sliced almonds
Ingredients for Strawberry Arugula Salad Dressing:
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Sea Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Drizzle of Honey (Optional)
- Garlic Powder (Optional)
- Lemon Zest (Optional)
This salad is a vegan version of classic strawberry arugula salad. For a non-vegan strawberry arugula salad, you have a variety of healthy toppings to choose from:
- Feta Cheese
- Goat Cheese (Regular or Blueberry/vanilla flavor)
- Blue Cheese
- Grilled Chicken Breast
- Boiled Egg
How to Make Strawberry Arugula Salad:
I use a very simple salad dressing for my Strawberry Arugula Salad. As you already know store-bought salad dressings are packed with unwanted sugar, calories, and fat.
So, it’s way better to make your own Homemade salad dressing that you trust! Not to mention that you’ll save some money on spending on bunch of fancy looking salad dressing bottles that scream High calories, saturated fat and sugar!
For this Strawberry Arugula Salad, I start by making the salad dressing in a large bowl first, then I add the salad ingredients to combine with the dressing. This way I make sure the dressing is evenly distributed.
However, if you’re going to store this salad for longer than a day, I highly recommend adding the dressing to the salad right before serving. Storing the salad with its dressing will make your salad soggy which is not tasty!
Step 1:
All you need to do for this Homemade Strawberry Arugula Salad Dressing is to whisk together extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, a pinch of sea salt, and a ground black pepper in a large bowl. You can also add a pinch of garlic powder and a drizzle of honey or more for more flavor.
Step 2:
Next step is to toss the Arugula, spinach or other fresh herb, and sliced strawberries into the bowl and combine with the dressing.
Combined with strawberries and arugula, baby spinach adds more freshness and flavor to your salad.
If you’re not a fan of Spinach, feel free to use any type of Fresh herbs like Fresh basil, mint, cilantro, or parsley for an awesome flavor! Just make sure to use Fresh Herbs instead of dried ones to get the ultimate fresh flavor.
Step 3:
Lastly, add about ½ cup walnuts, pecans, sunflower seed, or sliced almonds to the bowl and toss again lightly.
Step 4:
Adding lemon zest to your salad is completely optional but highly recommended if you love lemony salads as much as I do!
Drizzle some Balsamic glaze over your salad before serving and enjoy!
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Additional Tips for Strawberry Arugula Salad:
- You can store Strawberry Arugula Salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. However, I highly recommend adding the dressing to the salad right before serving. Storing the salad with its dressing will make your salad soggy which is not tasty!
- Combined with strawberries and arugula, baby spinach adds more freshness and flavor to your salad. If you’re not a fan of Spinach, feel free to use any type of Fresh herb like Fresh basil, mint, cilantro, or parsley for an awesome flavor! Just make sure to use Fresh Herbs instead of dried ones to get the ultimate fresh flavor.
- Mixed Berried are also great toppings for this amazing summer salad. So, feel free to toss blueberries, raspberries and/or blackberries to your salad.
- This Strawberry Arugula Salad Recipe is Vegan, but you can easily make it non-vegan with adding some toppings like Grilled Chicken Breast, Boiled Egg, Feta Cheese, Regular Goat Cheese or Goat cheese with Blueberry/vanilla flavor that is heavenly delicious and elevates the flavor of this amazing salad!
- Adding lemon zest to your salad is completely optional but highly recommended if you love lemony salads as much as I do!
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Strawberry Arugula Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients for Strawberry Arugula Salad:
- 5 cups Arugula or fresh herb salad mix
- 1 cup Baby Spinach or fresh mint, basil, cilantro, or parsley
- 2 cups Sliced Fresh Strawberries
- 1/2 cup Walnuts or pecans, sunflower seed or sliced almonds
Ingredients for Strawberry Arugula Salad Dressing:
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- a pinch Sea Salt
- a pinch Ground Black Pepper
- a pinch Gralic Powder Optional
- a drizzle Honey Optional
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest Optional
Instructions
- For the fisrt step, whisk together extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, a pinch of sea salt, and a ground black pepper in a large bowl. You can also add a pinch of garlic powder and a drizzle of honey or more for more flavor.
- Next step is to toss the Arugula, spinach or other fresh herb, and sliced strawberries into the bowl and combine with the dressing. Combined with strawberries and arugula, baby spinach addsmore freshness and flavor to your salad. If you’re not a fan of Spinach, feel free to use any type of Fresh herbs like Fresh basil, mint, cilantro, or parsley for an awesome flavor! Just make sure to use Fresh Herbs instead of dried ones to get the ultimate fresh flavor.
- Lastly, add about ½ cup walnuts, pecans, sunflower seed, or sliced almonds to the bowl and toss again lightly.
- Adding lemon zest to your salad is completely optional but highly recommended if you love lemony salads as much as I do!
- Drizzle some Balsamic Glaze over your salad before servingand enjoy!
Notes
- You can store Strawberry Arugula Salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. However, I highly recommend adding the dressing to the salad right before serving. Storing the salad with its dressing will make your salad soggy which is not tasty!
- Combined with strawberries and arugula, baby spinach adds more freshness and flavor to your salad. If you’re not a fan of Spinach, feel free to use any type of Fresh herb like Fresh basil, mint, cilantro, or parsley for an awesome flavor! Just make sure to use Fresh Herbs instead of dried ones to get the ultimate fresh flavor.
- Mixed Berried are also great toppings for this amazing summer salad. So, feel free to toss blueberries, raspberries and/or blackberries to your salad.
- This Strawberry Arugula Salad Recipe is Vegan, but you can easily make it non-vegan with adding some toppings like Grilled Chicken Breast, Boiled Egg, Feta Cheese, Regular Goat Cheese or Goat cheese with Blueberry/vanilla flavor that is heavenly delicious and elevates the flavor of this amazing salad!
- Adding lemon zest to your salad is completely optional but highly recommended if you love lemony salads as much as I do!
