Arugula Beet Salad
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This easy Arugula Beet Salad recipe is made with toasted walnuts, feta cheese, and coated in a simple citrus vinaigrette dressing. It’s healthy, delicious, and beautiful. Impressive enough for guests and easy enough for a light lunch or side dish.
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Arugula Beet Salad Recipe
This Arugula Beet Salad is truly first-rate and worthy of being on a restaurant menu, except it’s so easy to make and won’t drain your wallet!
It’s so pretty and tastes wonderful, layered with flavor and different textures. I love serving this for a small dinner party or luncheon, but also just as a simple light lunch or dinner side.
Ingredients Needed
This salad only has 4 main ingredients, plus the dressing. It could not be more simple, and yet it boasts the most incredible combination of flavors and textures!
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Beets – don’t fear the beets! Once roasted, they are wonderfully tender and sweet.
- Arugula – feathery with a mild peppery taste, this green is a fantastic base for any salad.
- Feta Cheese – creamy, salty, and delish! This lends a nice contrast to the sweet beets.
- Walnuts – for added protein and crunch.
- Dressing – bright and fresh, the citrus vinaigrette finishes it off.
People have strong feelings about beets – you either love them or hate them, there doesn’t seem to be an in-between. I absolutely love them. Roasted Beets and Pickled Beets are incredibly versatile and perfect for salads.
This recipe calls for roasted beets, which can be prepared up to 3 days in advance (cover and refrigerate) and then this salad comes together in mere minutes.
Learn here –> how to make roasted beets. It’s super easy!
There are some grocery stores that even started carrying precooked beets, which can also save on time.
Recipe Notes
- This beet salad calls for baby arugula, not mature arugula. Baby arugula is tender, mild, and feathery, whereas mature arugula is larger and tougher, with a much stronger flavor, and is better for cooking with.
- If you don’t like arugula, you can use baby spinach or mixed spring greens.
- You can swap out the feta cheese with goat cheese, which I also love. Goat cheese is creamy and provides great contrast to the peppery arugula, as well.
- Hazelnuts can replace the walnuts, or toss in some candied walnuts!
- Instead of honey, try some maple syrup. Yum!
More Beet Recipes:
- Pickled Beets
- Beet and Cucumber Salad
- Baked Beet Chips
- Beet Hummus
- Borscht (Beet Soup)
- Maple Roasted Beets
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Arugula Beet Salad
Ingredients
For the Dressing
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon honey
- Salt and pepper, , to taste
For the Salad
- 3 ounces baby arugula
- 2 medium beets, (roasted, peeled, and diced into bite-sized pieces)
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients for the dressing in a lidded jar and shake vigorously to emulsify.
- In a large bowl pour half of the dressing. Add the arugula; toss to coat.
- Divide into individual bowls with some beets, feta, and walnuts.
- Drizzle with a little more dressing.
- Eat and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe calls for roasted beets, which can be prepared up to 3 days in advance (cover and refrigerate) and then this salad comes together in mere minutes.
- Learn here –> how to make roasted beets. It’s super easy!
- For recipe notes and variations, please refer to the full article.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!
My husband likes beets and walnuts and I do not love them but this delicious salad made me a fan! I make it constantly. What a great way to get so many nutrients! Thanks!
This salad was a hit even with people who don’t like beets!
Such a simple recipe kind of “upping” the usual green salad. You did “have me” at beets. I used a poppy seed dressing. thanks! will make again
I love beets and want to try this recipe but am not a fan of Dijon. Any suggestions on a substitute?
This was lovely!