Arugula Salad With My Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette
This salad proves that sometimes simpler is better.
We just booked our 11th wedding we’ll be filming this summer! Woo hoo! I cannot tell you how excited I am that we have so many clients already. We’ve yet to spend 1 cent on advertising. Which is pretty wonderful given that we only have 2 wedding short films in our portfolio from last fall. Shawn is so unbelievably talented at filming and editing, and it really shows in the first 2 wedding short films he’s made. Luckily he’s a great teacher and is helping me become an expert too. We’re going to have lots of fun filming side by side all summer.
But 11 weddings means we only have a few free weekends left this summer. I am starting to mentally prepare myself to not get overwhelmed with all the packed weekends. But you won’t hear me complaining! I’ll take all the gigs we can get. We gotta pay for all those expensive cameras and sound equipment somehow! *wink*
Busy times like that are the reason I love this simple arugula salad. I am not lying when I say I make this at least 3 times a week. It is the perfect side dish to almost everything I make for dinner. Great alongside grilled meat, burgers, and I especially love it on top of pizza.
I make it with my go-to balsamic vinaigrette, which is the only vinaigrette dressing you need. I used to be a crazy girl and buy my balsamic vinaigrette in college (say what?). But after a friend made this for me I have been using this dressing and making my own ever since. It tastes WAY better than the bottled stuff, and is the perfect compliment to the peppery arugula.
Arugula Salad With My Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 4 ounces baby arugula
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- pinch of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, mustard, balsamic vinegar, honey, salt & pepper in the bottom of your salad bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add in the arugula and toss to combine.
42 Comments on “Arugula Salad With My Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette”
I have found this recipe years ago and it’s been my favorite go to since.  Soo simple and delicious!
I love this! Honored that you’ve been making it for so long!
Yummy yummy! It was so good & healthy. Will be making this over& over again:)
Aww this makes me so happy! Thank you, Val!
Salad is great. I make a few variations to make great into awesome!
My variation:
Olive Oil – Lemon Infused Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar – Balsamic Glaze
Additions: 1/2 Avocado (chopped) & Toasted Pine Nuts.
Hi Sherry! I am so glad you liked this salad! I love that you were able to tweak it to make it even better for you! Yay!
Simple and yum. The perfect quick salad to make with just arugula and items we already had in the pantry. Added some sliced pears for something extra. Thanks
I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks Malarie!
Perfect pairing with arugula! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Cha! Such a great combo. Thanks for letting me know!
I found this by searching for arugula salads, since I had a ton of arugula to use up and I’m so glad I did! I love the peppery flavour of arugula and the dressing is killer! I’m pretty sure it will be my new go to! Thanks!
I’m so glad you liked it Melissa! We grew a ton of arugula in our garden, and I should be able to start picking the leaves in another few weeks. My favorite! I make this salad constantly all summer long. Glad you love it! Thanks for taking the time to let me know, you made my day!
Thanks for posting this delicious recipe! I just made it for lunch with some tuna and I left out the salt because I have high blood pressure and it was still amazing. I am a working mom and so this is the perfect salad that is super easy to throw together in the morning for lunch later on.
I am so happy to hear that! It is one of my favorite go to quick salads. I just planted a *ton* of arugula in my garden, it’s almost ready to start harvesting. I love that you added tuna too! I need to try that!
Yay, that’s fantastic Natalie, congrats on all the gigs booked – so happy for you guys :) I love arugula and this salad is totally calling my name especially with that awesome vinaigrette!
Love this arugula salad! In the winter my garden is bursting with arugula and my favorite way to enjoy it is with a simple salad. Congrats on all of your clients! Sounds like fun!
Congrats on all those gigs!! That’s great! Now you just need to cram all your summer partying into those few open weekends you have left!
This comes at a perfect time for me. I’m having family over for dinner Saturday and wanted to do a balsamic dressing for the salad – I knew I wanted to have some dijon in there. This sounds great!
Congratulations on all those wedding video jobs! I photographed a few weddings and loved doing it. I prefer to do portraiture though.
This salad looks amazing. I love aurugla so this salad is for me.
Natalie, just wanted to say I ADORE your blog. You are doing a beautiful job!
Thanks Alicia! You’re so sweet! Just put a big smile on my face this Wednesday afternoon : )
This looks great Natalie! I am all about a simple salad at this time of year!!