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Spinach Arugula Salad

Made by Anastasia - Serves: 6 Filed Under: 10 Minute Salads, Green Salads, Low Carb, Salad Index, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter Salads

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This Spinach Arugula Salad will soon become your go-to summer green salad. Utilising fresh summer produce tossed in a simple black garlic vinaigrette, it pairs with just about everything for any occasion.

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Spinach arugula salad on a white plate with greens scattered around.

This vibrant green salad is wonderfully herbaceous and full of crunchy summer vegetables such as snow peas and crisp cucumbers. The black garlic vinaigrette adds a note of liquorice sweetness to make it a bit more interesting.

For other green salad recipes, why not try our Romaine Avocado Salad with its oh-so decadently creamy vegan dressing or our ever-popular French Green Salad? For something super simple, our Greek Lettuce Salad would be ideal.

Table of contents

  • What Makes Arugula or Rocket Spicy?
  • Should I Wash My Bagged Salad? 
  • What Can I Use Instead Of Black Garlic?
  • How to Make It
  • How to Make This Salad a Meal
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Can I Make It Ahead?
  • Some More Green Salad Recipes...
  • Recipe Card

What Makes Arugula or Rocket Spicy?

It is the glucosinolates in rocket/arugula that give it its spicy taste because of its high sulphur content. And it is for this reason I have used it in this salad for its herbaceous, peppery flavour. 

Should I Wash My Bagged Salad? 

The Food Safety Information Council in Australia and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US recommends washing all fruit and vegetables in plenty of running water and then drying them thoroughly. 

Though bagged salad may state that it is pre-washed, in my opinion, it can’t always be trusted to be completely clean. Supermarket produce may contain bacteria and traces of pesticides and chemicals that were used to grow and ship to stores so that they can remain fresher for longer. 

Consider investing in a quality salad spinner as this makes drying your leaves much easier and makes for a tastier salad as your salad dressing is not diluted by the water in your leaves. 

What Can I Use Instead Of Black Garlic?

Black garlic can be found in large supermarket chains such as Coles and Woollies in Australia or Trader Joe’s in the US.

If you are unable to find it, then simply roast regular garlic with some balsamic vinegar until it softens. 

How to Make It

1WASH LEAVES
Wash your spinach and arugula/rocket leaves, remove any wilted or damaged leaves and either pat or spin dry in a salad spinner.

Washing arugula in a colander under running water in the sink.
WASH YOUR ARUGULA (ROCKET)
Baby arugula/rocket in a salad spinner.
DRY YOUR ROCKET/ARUGULA
Washing baby spinach in a colander under running water in the sink.
WASH BABY SPINACH
Baby spinacht in a salad spinner.
DRY SPINACH

2PREP REMAINING INGREDIENTS
Wash your snow peas and remove the strings. Then slice on the diagonal.

To do this, pinch the stem end of the pod with either your fingers or a knife, then pull the string down towards the other end and discard.

More mature pods may need stringing on both sides; often, you can do this from both sides at once – by cutting the stem carefully and pulling down both sides at once.

Wash, trim and peel your cucumber, leaving alternative green strips. Remove the seeds and then slice them on the diagonal.

Wash, remove the pit, peel your avocado and then dice.

Hands stringing snow peas with a knife.
STRING SNOW PEAS
Cutting snow peas diagonally on a wooden board with a knife.
CUT SNOW PEAS DIAGONALLY
Cutting deseeded cucumber on the diagonal on a wooden board.
DESEED & CUT CUCUMBERS DIAGONALLY
Diced avocado halves on a wooden board with a red knife.
DICE AVOCADO

3SHAKE UP DRESSING & ASSEMBLE
Finely dice your black garlic carefully as it is sticky.
Place in a glass jar with all the remaining vinaigrette ingredients, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
Shake well to combine.

Ingredients for black garlic vinaigrette in a glass jar with ingredients surrounding it.
ADD VINAIGRETTE INGREDIENTS TO JAR
Shaken black garlic vinaigrette in a glass jar with ingredients surrounding it.
SHAKE DRESSING TO COMBINE
Prepared ingredients in a bowl to make spinach arugula salad.
ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO BOWL
Tossing spinach arugula salad in a white bowl with tongs.
TOSS WELL TO COMBINE
Spinach arugula salad on a white plate with greens scattered around.
ARRANGE IN A SALAD PLATTER & SERVE

How to Make This Salad a Meal

While this salad is light and refreshing, you can make it more substantial by adding..

  • Shaved Parmesan or crumbled feta
  • Grilled bacon or chicken 
  • Seared lamb or steak 
  • Sliced olives
  • Cooked chickpeas or beans
  • Your favourite nuts 

Serving Suggestions

This is a great basic summer green salad that you can serve with just about anything, from red meat, poultry, fish or seafood. Try it with grilled or roasted meats, a whole barbecue fish, a Moroccan summer vegetable tagine, harissa chicken or pepper steak.

Can I Make It Ahead?

While this salad is best served soon after making it, here are some make-ahead tips…

  1. Make sure your salad ingredients are completely dry before making up the salad. 
  2. Either squeeze plenty of lemon juice on top of the avocado or add it just prior to serving. 
  3. Make up the vinaigrette separately to add to the salad just before serving. 
  4. Keep the dressing and the salad separately and toss them together just before serving.

Some More Green Salad Recipes...

Snow Pea salad in a dark grey bowl with gold salad servers and greens on the side.
VERDANT SNOW PEA SALAD
Arugula, Preserved Lemon Salad in a white bowl, with mint linen napkin on the left, lemon halves and mint sprig at top right.
ARUGULA SALAD WITH PRESERVED LEMON

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Spinach arugula salad on a white plate with greens scattered around.

Spinach Arugula Salad & Black Garlic Vinaigrette

This Spinach Arugula Salad will soon become your go to summer green salad. Utilising fresh summer produce tossed in a simple black garlic vinaigrette it pairs with just about everything for any occasion.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, Australian
Keyword: dairy-free, Easy, keto, low carb, vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 6 as a side
Calories: 169kcal
Author: Anastasia
Equipment
  • Salad Spinner
Ingredients
For the salad
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups rocket/arugula
  • 250 grams snow peas (approximately 9oz)
  • 1 medium Lebanese or Persian cucumber
  • 1 large avocado
  • 1 cup mixed soft herbs
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
For the vinaigrette
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves black garlic
Metric - Imperial
Instructions
  • Wash your spinach and arugula/rocket leaves, remove any wilted or damaged leaves and either pat or spin dry in a salad spinner.
  • Wash your snow peas and remove the strings. Then slice on the diagonal.
  • To do this, pinch the stem end of the pod with either your fingers or a knife then pull the string down towards the other end and discard.
  • More mature pods may need stringing on both sides, often you can do this from both sides at once – by cutting the stem carefully and pulling down both sides at once.
  • Wash, trim and peel your cucumber, leaving alternative green strips. Remove the seeds and then slice on the diagonal.
  • Wash, remove the pit, peel your avocado and then dice.
  • Finely dice your black garlic carefully as it is sticky.
  • Place in a glass jar with all the remaining vinaigrette ingredients, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
  • Shake well to combine.
  • Arrange in a salad bowl and serve immediately.

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Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2493IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg
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Anastasia is a home cook introduced to cooking at a young age (8 years old) and hasn’t gotten out of the kitchen since! She had her own coffee shop and ran her own catering business for over a decade. Her love of salads developed as she was always the one responsible for making the salads for family get-togethers and friends functions.

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