Strawberry Arugula Salad with Watermelon
This Strawberry Arugula Salad combines peak-season strawberries, juicy watermelon, and peppery arugula with crumbled feta, toasted pine nuts, and a simple balsamic vinaigrette. A fresh, flexible summer salad ready in 20 minutes.
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This Strawberry Arugula Salad is one of those recipes that earns a permanent spot in your summer rotation. Peppery arugula and sweet peak-season strawberries are a classic combination — and the moment local strawberries start showing up at the farmers market, this is one of the first things I make. Adding juicy watermelon takes it somewhere even better, bringing a cooling sweetness that balances the arugula’s bite perfectly.
Crumbled feta and toasted pine nuts round it out, and a simple balsamic vinaigrette ties everything together. This is the salad that works as a light lunch, a dinner party starter, or a side dish at any spring or summer cookout.
Like many salads, this one is extremely flexible. Swap the arugula for baby spinach, use toasted almonds instead of pine nuts, or skip the cheese entirely for a Whole30-friendly version.
Strawberry Arugula Salad with Watermelon
Ingredients
- 5 cups arugula
- 2 cups watermelon, cubed
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- ½ cup fresh basil, chopped
- ⅓ cup fresh mint, chopped
- ½ to 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
- Cracked black pepper, for serving
For the vinaigrette:
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add vinaigrette ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk together until emulsified. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add arugula, watermelon, strawberries and shallot into a large bowl. Add half of the dressing and toss to combine. Sprinkle in chopped basil and mint, feta cheese and pine nuts, and gently combine.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle on remaining dressing, as desired. Add a few extra grinds of cracked black pepper to finish. Serve immediately.
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