Chopped Salad With Arugula is filled with tomatoes, cucumbers and arugula tossed in a light red wine vinaigrette. This easy salad recipe complements any meal.
Elevate your salad tonight and make it a restaurant-style chopped salad.
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Chopped Summer Salad
Spring is budding all around us and I am craving the fresh flavors of spring on my table too!
A chopped salad of tomatoes, cucumbers and arugula tossed in a light red wine vinaigrette is the perfect way to wake up my taste buds after a long cold winter.
You will think you are eating in a restaurant when you indulge in this gourmet salad.
I love starting a meal with a salad but sometimes a tossed salad is too ordinary.
That's why every so often I change things up and serve this chopped salad recipe.
You can always replace the baby arugula with baby kale or use your favorite tomatoes, such as campari tomatoes or plum tomatoes.
So go ahead and elevate dinner tonight with this Chopped Salad with Arugula!
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How to make a chopped salad
This is a quick overview of how to make this recipe. Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- In a bowl combine cucumber, tomatoes, arugula, red onion and parsley.
- In a small bowl whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, kosher salt and pepper until blended.
- Toss the chopped mixture with vinaigrette until evenly coated.
Recipe Tips
- You can make this salad ahead and toss just before serving.
- Chop the ingredients as evenly as possible
Substitutions
- Baby kale can replace baby arugula
- Campari tomatoes or plum tomatoes can be used instead of vine-ripened tomatoes
- Sweet onion, yellow onion or shallots can replace red onion
Storage
- You can store leftover salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 1 day.
- Toss before serving.
Ingredients
Ingredients for a chopped salad recipe
- cucumber
- vine-ripened tomatoes
- baby arugula
- red onion
- parsley
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- dried oregano
- kosher salt
- pepper
Easy Salad Recipes
Chopped Salad With Arugula Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped cucumber ,about 1 large cucumber
- 2 cups chopped vine-ripened tomatoes ,about 2 medium tomatoes
- 2 cups baby arugula
- 1/3 cup chopped red onion
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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Instructions
- In bowl combine cucumber, tomatoes, arugula, red onion and parsley.
- In small bowl whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, kosher salt and pepper until blended.
- Toss chopped mixture with vinaigrette until evenly coated.
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