Triple Blueberry and Arugula Salad
Triple Blueberry and Arugula Salad is a tossed salad composed of fresh blueberries, blueberry goat cheese, and a blueberry vinaigrette. It also contains raspberries, bacon, red onion, and pistachios. It’s a great salad to serve with a summer grilled supper. Tonight we had it with grilled cheeseburgers and my Black Truffle Macaroni and Cheese.
The Equipment You’ll Need
- A large mixing bowl- You’ll need a big bowl to toss your salad well, and to really coat the arugula with the vinaigrette.
- A small jar- You’ll need this to shake up your dressing.
- A Salad Spinner- This is great for getting your arugula nice and dry. Dressing won’t cling to wet greens.
The Ingredients You’ll Need for Triple Blueberry and Arugula Salad
- Arugula- I use baby arugula for this salad. I really love to keep arugula around. I love its texture in salads, and I like to fry it with my eggs in the morning.
- Blueberry Goat Cheese- If you can’t find this just substitute regular goat cheese. But, if you can find this blueberry goat cheese, I highly recommend it. Even goat cheese haters like it.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil- I like California Olive Ranch brand, since it’s much less bitter than many brands.
- Bacon- Don’t leave this out! It really gives the salad so much flavor.
How I Made This Salad
- I made this salad hours before dinner, but put the dressing on right as I served it.
- First, I fried my bacon and shelled my pistachios. Shelling the pistachios was easily the most time consuming part of this salad.
- Then, I washed and dried my fruit.
- Next, I made my vinaigrette.
- Finally, I tossed the salad together, putting on the dressing right when I served dinner.
I’ve made a lot of salads this summer, but I have to say, I think this Triple Blueberry and Arugula Salad is my very favorite. I hope the next time you grill, you’ll try this quick and easy salad as your side dish.
Triple Blueberry and Arugula Salad
Blueberries, blueberry goat cheese, and a blueberry vinaigrette all tossed with arugula.
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 4 cups arugula
- 4 ounces blueberry goat cheese, cut in half inch pieces
- 1½ cup blueberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- ½ cup chopped pistachios
- ½ cup sliced red onion
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ⅛ tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. honey
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, toss together the bacon, arugula, the blueberry goat cheese, the red onion, the pistachios and raspberries, and one cup of the blueberries.
- Put the rest of the ingredients in a jar and shake them up to make the vinaigrette.
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