Nutty Crunch Arugula Salad

A bright side made to go with aglio e olio.

  • italian
  • 10 min total
  • 10 min active

Ingredients

4 servings
  • ¼ cup walnuts (roughly chopped, or pine nuts)
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ lemon (about 1 tbsp)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper
  • 4 cups arugula
  • 1 cucumber (thinly sliced into half-moons)
  • ⅓ cup feta cheese (crumbled)

Equipment: skillet

Method

  1. Toast walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant and golden, 2-3 minutes. Let cool.
  2. Whisk extra virgin olive oil, the juice of lemon, honey, salt, and black pepper.
  3. Combine arugula and cucumber in a large bowl. Top with feta cheese and the walnuts.
  4. Just before serving, toss with the vinaigrette.

Goes with