It’s great as a fresh side dish and is perfect topped with grilled chicken or salmon. This looks like a fancy restaurant menu item but it’s still a quick recipe for any day of the week.
A Flavorful Side or Main Dish
This recipe only needs a handful of ingredients, plus roasted beets! The Honey Dijon vinaigrette is flavorful & fresh and only takes a few minutes to make. Ingredients can be prepared days ahead of time and quickly tossed at dinner time. Easy enough for a weekday lunch, but fancy enough to serve at a dinner party! The flavors pair well with grilled chicken, shrimp, or salmon.
Ingredients
ARUGULA (also known as rocket) is a peppery tasting super green (it’s loaded with antioxidants). Any fresh greens from your fridge would be a tasty addition, I often add a handful of spinach if I have it. BEETS Beets are always in season and affordable. If you don’t want to cook beets, buy packaged or canned (but make sure they’re not pickled). Kitchen Tip: Don’t throw away those beet greens. Use them to make sauteed beet greens or add them into soup! OTHER ADDITIONS Oranges bring a tangy sweetness and feta adds a little salty, but creamy tone and texture. DRESSING The honey Dijon dressing pulls all the ingredients together so every bite is fresh, sweet, and savory! If desired, substitute a lemon vinaigrette or a balsamic-based dressing.
Variations
Choose contrasting ingredients that still complement the basic recipe and dressing. We love pairing a roasted root vegetable with the peppery bite of arugula.
We like adding a combination of sliced granny smith apples with crumbled goat cheese or feta. Or go for diced avocado with bleu cheese crumbles. Thinly sliced rings from a bulb of fennel pairs perfectly with mandarin orange segments. We also like an optional topping of sunflower seeds, pepitas, or toasted walnuts or pistachios.
How to Make Beet & Arugula Salad
Beets take a while to roast and cool. To save time, purchase pre-cooked beets which are usually found in the produce area near the beets or near the fresh salad mixes. Beets can also be prepared a few days in advance and refrigerated.
What Goes with This Arugula Salad?
If serving arugula beet salad as an entrée, we like to top it with a mild protein like Crispy Air Fryer Shrimp or chilled Glazed Salmon. Serving it as a side salad, it pairs well with other strong entrées like Grilled Lamb Chops, Blackened Shrimp, or a decadent Balsamic Pork Loin.
Fresh & Fruity Salads
Blackened Salmon Salad – light & healthy Pistachio Strawberry Salad Orange & Fennel Salad – with zesty orange dressing Easy Watermelon Salad (with feta) Strawberry Spinach Salad – so fresh & flavorful Winter Salad – with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette Waldorf Salad Easy Arugula Salad – perfect for lunch Pomegranate Salad
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