Arugula Salad

​Houston had an incredible amount of rain last week and because of this, the arugula in my garden went a little crazy and needed to be eaten. Arugula has a light pepper flavor so I don’t like to overpower it with too many other flavours in a salad. I threw this together for dinner with what I had in my fridge, but the apples can be switched out with pears or even oranges. You don’t even need the cranberries if you can’t get your hands on them. This is a fresh and tasty salad that would be fantastic paired with a nice piece of Steak or Filet Mignon.

Ingredients

6 Cups Arugula
1 Apple (cut into slices)
½ Cup Pecans
¼ Cup Dried Cranberries (optional)
¼ to ½ Cup Green or Red Onions (chopped)

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Salad Dressing

3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
Salt and Pepper

Preparation

Whisk dressing ingredients and pour over all other salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss together and serve.