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Strawberry Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese

quartered strawberries, chopped pecans, and crumbled goat cheese on arugula salad on a shallow bowl/plate.
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This fresh, local, and easy in-season strawberry arugula salad with goat cheese is tossed with fresh pecans in a balsamic vinegar dressing and is garnished with orange zest.

Ingredients

Ingredient List Salad:

  • 5 ounces arugula
  • 2 cups strawberries, quartered
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1 orange, zested

Ingredient List Dressing (makes ~ ¾ cup):

  • ¼ cup orange juice (zest it first!)
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 ½ Tbsp honey
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

For the dressing: 

  • Place all salad dressing ingredients in a jar and shake vigorously.
  • Salt dressing to taste.

For the salad: 

  • Add arugula, strawberries, and pecans to a bowl and mix in desired amount of dressing.  
  • Plate the arugula strawberry salad, top with goat cheese, and garnish with orange zest.

Notes

  • Plate strawberry arugula salad like a pro!  Toss the arugula with the dressing first and plate.  Then toss the pecan and strawberries together and layer into the salad so it's visually a much prettier or more balanced plate.  Top with goat cheese crumbles and orange zest.

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