Arugula Salad with Lemon Mint Vinaigrette
This arugula salad with lemon mint vinaigrette is one of the best arugula salad recipes I’ve made. There are a gazillion types of arugula salad out there on the net, but I can’t get enough of this one, and neither can all of my friends! Do not miss making this salad. It is epic!
I developed this easy arugula salad for KitchenAid® as part of my partnership with them as their global ambassador for blenders, and it has been on heavy rotation in our house ever since.
I made a quadruple batch of this arugula salad for my entire extended family last Christmas, and everybody went nuts for it! Several family members proclaimed it, “The Best Arugula Salad EVER!” At the risk of tooting my own horn, I have to agree.
The secret? The dressing. Oh….it is so good
The Best Arugula Salad Dressing
One of the best things about the peppery notes of arugula is that is pairs well with a lot of different kinds of dressing. I love creamy tahini dressing, chimichurri, spicy cashew dressing, and many others. But, I really love zesty and herbaceous vinagrette dressings. The sharp tanginess of the vinaigrette complements the peppery notes of the arugula beautifully.
Here’s what’s in the secret sauce:
- fresh lemon juice
- extra virgin olive oil
- Dijon mustard
- sweetener
- garlic
- shallots
- apple cider vinegar
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh mint leaves
See the recipe card for the full recipe with quantities.
Just throw all of the ingredients into your blender, and blast on high until smooth and creamy. If you want a speckled dressing, hold back the mint, and then just pulse it in to keep the dressing loose.
Either way, this arugula salad dressings rocks!
It is so quick and easy to make homemade salad dressing in your blender, and you can completely control the integrity of the ingredients, the flavor, and the texture.
I created this salad for KitchenAid®.
I worked with KitchenAid® for five years, and as part of my role, I did a lot of events around the world, and this salad was always the big hit! People from lots of different backgrounds and cultures in many countries absolutely went nuts for this salad.
I did a bunch of events showing celebrating the amazing KitchenAid High Performance blender and boy, and I blended up hundreds of batches of this dressing!
This high-speed blender is the perfect blend of form and function. Unlike most high-speed blenders (that can be very ugly), this machine is absolutely gorgeous! And, if you have a KitchenAid® stand mixer, you can get a blender to match it! This blender has the same die-cast metal base as the stand mixer, and this base not only looks gorgeous, but it enables really good stability while blending.
The High Performance blender has a 3HP motor to pulverize tough ingredients into silky smooth consistencies, so if you want to make this vinaigrette as bit creamier and throw in some blanched slivered almonds, raw cashews, or pine nuts, this blender would deliver a silky smooth consistency. This blender also comes with a tamper so you can completely control your blend like with this salad dressing, and move the herbs through the blades while the machine is running.
Do not miss making this epic arugula salad. It is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I bet it will be on heavy rotation in your house like it is in mine and so many others!
*This was a sponsored post for KitchenAid blenders. But, my opinions are my own.
Other Arugula Salad Recipes
Roasted Asparagus and Arugula Salad
Marinated Tofu and Arugula Salad
Quinoa and Arugula Salad
Grilled Hearts Of Palm and Arugula Salad
French Lentil and Arugula Salad
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