Arugula Salad with Feta

This Arugula Salad with Feta is a gorgeous salad with a flavorful and colorful dressing made from fresh cherry tomatoes! And this amazing arugula salad is pretty enough to serve for a special dinner.

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Arugula Salad with Feta is a gorgeous salad that would be easy but dazzling for a special dinner, but this delicious salad is also easy enough to make just for a week-night dinner. It features arugula, something you might not be able to sneak past the picky eaters in the family, but fellow arugula fans would love to see a salad like this.

The fresh-tomato balsamic vinaigrette was inspired by some cherry tomatoes I had on the counter, and the fresh tomato flavor was wonderful with the arugula and Feta combination. And although tomatoes and balsamic vinegar both have some carbs, it doesn’t take much dressing to make this a wow, and you’re mostly eating healthy arugula and Feta Cheese.

This is the kind of simple recipe with complex flavors that I make over and over; hope you will try it if you’re an arugula fan.

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• baby arugula
• crumbled Feta cheese
• fresh ground black pepper to taste
• diced tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
• good quality Balsamic Vinegar (affiliate link)
• good quality extra virgin Olive Oil (affiliate link)

What if you don’t like arugula?

If you’re not an arugula fan I think baby spinach would also be a delicious choice for this salad.

What other cheese could you use for the Arugula Salad?

I love Feta cheese, which is one reason I love this Arugula Salad with Feta so much! But if you’re not a fan of Feta, I think this salad would also be good with Gorgonzola or Parmesan cheese.

How to Make Arugula Salad with Feta:

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1. I cut the cherry tomatoes in pieces, and then put them in the bowl of my immersion blender (affiliate link), or use a food processor (affiliate link). You could probably use a regular blender if you don’t have an immersion blender or a food processor, but I’d cut the tomatoes really small if you’re using a blender.
2. Then I added the balsamic vinegar. This is a time to use one of your best tasting vinegars.
3. Use the immersion blender or food processor to puree the tomatoes into the vinegar.
4. Then add the olive oil and buzz a few times to mix.
5. I have a bad habit of buying those containers of baby arugula, and then keeping them until they’re almost past their prime, but if your arugula isn’t completely fresh and crisp, a 15 minute soak in ice cold water will do wonders to revive it. I spin it dry in a salad spinner (affiliate link) after the cold-water bath.
6. Toss the salad together with a small amount of dressing, reserving some dressing to drizzle on top. (You may not need all the dressing if you like your salads on the dry side.)
7. Then add the crumbled Feta (reserving a little of that as well) and toss again.
8. Add a little more crumbled Feta to the top of the salad and drizzle the reserved dressing over the top.
9. Serve the Arugula Salad with Feta right away and wait for compliments!

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
It’s true that tomatoes and balsamic vinegar both have some carbs, but you’re not eating a huge amount of dressing in each servings, and this meant to be a small side-dish salad. As long as you use a reasonable amount of Feta cheese, every ingredient in this Arugula Salad with Feta is great for low-carb diets and also perfectly South Beach Diet friendly. Plus this salad is so gorgeous and delicious, no one will ever guess it’s diet food!

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This tasty Arugula Salad with Feta was first posted in 2008! It was updated with much better photos in 2018 and the recipe was last updated with more information in 2023.

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