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    Home » Recipes » Salads

    By Kaleigh McMordie - April 12, 2017, Updated July 22, 2021

    Arugula Spring Salad

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    Celebrate the flavors of spring with this beautiful, fresh Arugula Spring Salad featuring peas, asparagus, radishes, mint and a simple lemon dressing. (vegan, gluten-free)

    Arugula Spring Salad

    This arugula spring salad is my newest salad obsession.

    It's full of ALL the gorgeous spring vegetables: arugula, green peas, snap peas, asparagus and radishes, with a generous sprinkling of fresh mint for an extra delicious spring punch, topped with a simple lemon vinaigrette made with just 2 ingredients - lemon and olive oil.  What more could you want in a breezy spring salad?

    Arugula Spring Salad

    How about pistachios for a little crunch? Those are in there too.

    I typically have a very hard time not adding cheese to salads because I think everything tastes better with the right cheese, but I honestly didn't even think about adding cheese to this one because it has a ton of flavor already. But if you must (and I don't blame you), I think this arugula spring salad would be fabulous with a little sprinkling of parmesan.

    Arugula Spring Salad

    I could go on and try to convince you of how delicious this spring salad is, but I won't other than to tell you to just try it and see for yourself. Because to be quite honest, I don't feel like writing much more and I have a sweet sleeping puppy in my lap who needs my attention. Happy spring, friends!

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    Spring Asparagus Arugula Salad

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    Celebrate the flavors of spring with this beautiful, fresh Arugula Spring Salad featuring peas, asparagus, radishes, mint and a simple lemon dressing. (vegan, gluten-free)

    • Author: Kaleigh
    • Total Time: 15 minutes
    • Yield: 2-4 servings 1x
    • Category: salad
    • Method: stovetop
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup asparagus spears, cut into 3-inch pieces
    • ½ cup peas, fresh or frozen
    • ½ cup snap peas, roughly chopped
    • 2 cups arugula
    • ½ cup radishes, sliced thinly
    • ½ cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
    • ¼ cup pistachios, roughly chopped
    • Juice of ½ lemon
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • ¼ tsp sea salt
    • ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper

    Instructions

    1. Place asparagus and peas into a small skillet or saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook until asparagus are bright green, about 1 minute. Immediately remove from heat, drain, and place asparagus and peas into an ice water bath to stop the cooking. Let cool and drain.
    2. In a large bowl, toss cooled asparagus and peas, snap peas, arugula, radishes, mint and pistachios.
    3. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Keywords: spring salad, asparagus arugula salad

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    About Kaleigh McMordie

    Kaleigh McMordie, MCN, RDN, LD, is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian in Abilene, Texas, as well as a member of the Baby Led Weaning Dietitians Network. Kaleigh can be found at kaleighmcmordie.com.

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