For the last day of cooking with lemons, I had planned a sweet treat. I was debating between lemon curd, lemon glazed cookies and lemon tarts. Last Thursday I was flipping channels and saw Giada's show on food network. She made this refreshing lemony white bean arugula salad and I was sold on it's simplicity. I was going to make this salad but wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it for this theme. Since weekend we have been eating too many rich desserts and that sealed the deal for this salad recipe for day 3 of lemons.
We changed the clock this past weekend moving back an hour from day light saving time and that means shorter days 🙁 I was going to make the salad on Monday and before I realized it became dark and had to put it off till yesterday. I was going to make it for lunch but husband called in a sick leave as he was down with flu. I made a hot meal for him and was lazy to make the salad for myself. I also did not want to put it off till today to prepare and click the pictures. I made it yesterday evening around 4 pm and took some quick pictures before the sunset. I still have not gotten used to this new timings yet and I really need to plan my dinners early if I want to click some decent pictures while there is still some decent enough natural light for clicking pictures.
Coming to the salad, I was a little hesitant to try the recipe as I was unsure if I would like arugula in a salad, though I loved it in panini. That was another reason I made it yesterday itself, in case I did not like the salad, it would give me enough time to pick another recipe and cook it today. Fortunately the recipe worked! I followed the recipe as given except for substituting maple syrup with honey. I forgot to mention, after clicking some pictures, I sat down to eat some salad and before I knew, I finished off the bowl! I made half of the original recipe and the recipe listed below is also half the original recipe.
Source: Food Network
Preparation: 10 minutes
Serves: 1 - 2 depending on how it is served
Ingredients:
Salad
- 2.5 oz. (2 – 2 ½ cups packed) Arugula
- ½ can of White Beans, rinsed and drained (Cannellini or Northern beans can be used and 1 can is 15 ounces)
- 1 tbsp. sliced Red Onion, about ¼ small Onion
- 1 ½ tbsp. Capers, rinsed and drained
Dressing
- 1 ½ tbsp. fresh Lemon Juice, about ½ Lemon (adjust to taste, the dressing is lemony)
- ½ tsp. Lemon Zest, zest of ½ lemon
- ½ tbsp. Maple Syrup (I used honey)
- 1 ½ tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ⅛ tsp. Black Pepper Powder (adjust to taste)
- ¼ tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
Preparation:
- Wash and drain arugula. I used pre-washed arugula. Rinse and drain beans and capers. (Make sure beans and capers are completely drained. I thought I drained the beans properly and the minute I added it the bowl of arugula, my arugula become soft and wilted soaking in water that was left in the beans. )
- Take arugula, beans, capers and sliced red onions in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl take lemon juice, honey or maple syrup, lemon zest, salt and pepper, and mix.
- Whisk in extra virgin olive oil to the lemon mixture until smooth and blended in.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
- Serve it as a side dish or as a main course.
Note:
- The dressing is lemony in taste and I had some leftover dressing after pouring some over the salad. Though it was lemony, I liked the flavor with arugula.
- Drain arugula (if washing; I used prewashed), beans and capers completely before mixing the salad. There was some water in my beans and the moment I added beans to the bowl of arugula, arugula was not as crisp as it was before adding beans.
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veenasvegnation says
Such a refreshing Salad!!!!
Ammaji Kitchen{Sree} (@sreevallie) says
Very refreshing salad. I love lemon dressing in a salad. Always awesome.
Sindhiya says
Refreshing Salad!!! Love to finish the whole bowl...Waiting for your Lemon Tart too 🙂
Srivalli says
The salad looks so refreshing...having never lived in a place with clock setting changing once in a while, it sounds so different..though now that we work with such situation, understand how hard it must be...hope you do make your lemon desserts sometime for us ..:)
manjulabharWebsiteathkumar says
Oh am having the same prop of clicking pics it is super dark 🙁 arugula salad with the hint of lemon in it sounds very interesting dear , such an healthy and tempting salad !!
Sarita says
Salad looks great and inviting.. Have to start salads in my diet..nice pics.
pumpkinfarmfood says
love the bowl....i need to start including more salads in my meal..this one is inspiring
Harini says
The lemon dressing sounds very flavorful! But I have never ventured into the 'arugula' salad.
Pavani says
I don't like the clocks going back one bit. It's pit black by 5 PM and the only time we can take food photos is during the day 🙁 I'm very upset.
But your lemony arugula pasta sounds very refreshing and I'm sure it brings up the spirits when eaten with its bright flavors 🙂
srividhya says
wow my favorite ingredients. Arugula. Capers and onion. What an amazing combo right? Love to eat them with bagels too. Will try this salad soon
Priya says
That bowl of salad is asking me to finish rite now, love that lemon dressing here, have to give a try soon.
Padma Rekha says
wonderful and fresh looking salad I can live one day on this too good.
Vaishali Sabnani says
I like the lemon dressing and use it in my salads. .the lemon zest is the only one thing that I do not add..love that bowl..n winter is setting in here too which means planning early clicking:)
Varada says
The salad bowl looks lovey and appetizing. I too have my doubts about arugula and have not really given it a chance. Maybe this is the salad to change that.