This autumn arugula home salad is my signature fall salad when the temperatures begin to drop. Peppery arugula with thinly sliced apples and dried cherries, all drizzled in a scrumptious fig French dressing and topped with crumbled goat cheese and spiced pecans. So crunchy, crisp and scrumptious!
Easy is greatest in the case of this fall salad.
Arugula greens are topped with honey crisp apples, dried cherries, spiced pecans and goat cheese. Every little thing is drizzled in a fig French dressing and this complete plate is crammed with crisp, refreshing crunch and savory, candy taste.
It’s no secret that I really like an excellent trashed up salad, however this isn’t that! It is a easy, considerably traditional home salad that’s good to serve within the fall. The substances complement many different dishes so it’s a superb starter salad. It’s additionally an exquisite base to make use of for rooster, salmon, beans and extra.
And it’s customizable, based mostly on what you might have. You’ll be able to swap the cherries for cranberries. The pecans for nearly another nut. The goat cheese for feta and even cheddar. The choices are fairly limitless!
This salad is predicated on one which we had on trip this previous summer season at Bay Harbor – sitting out on the patio and having fun with the fantastic view. Despite the fact that it was the center of summer season, this salad had all of those substances – PLUS berries. It was easy however so fantastic!
I eliminated the berries for the sake of the season. And I virtually added blue cheese as an alternative, as a result of my mother and father obtained crumbled blue cheese on theirs and it was unbelievable. So these are a number of different choices.
Let’s speak about what this salad DOES have.
Arugula! I like to make use of some child arugula or spring greens for the bottom of this. They’re so tender, peppery and crisp.
Dried tart cherries. I’ll select cherries over cranberries on a regular basis, however it’s the season for all the autumn issues. If cranberries are your favourite, go for it.
Honey crisp apples, as a result of there may be nothing that screams FALL greater than honey crisp. Yum.
Crumbled goat cheese. I simply adore goat cheese in salads, as a result of it’s tremendous creamy and virtually melts into the greens. I really like the tang it provides as properly.
Lastly, spiced pecans! These pecans are toasted in a skillet with brown sugar and chipotle chili powder for slightly warmth. I toast them till the sugar melts over the warmth and covers the pecans. That is my favourite option to make any type of candied nut. I might eat these by the handful.
Now for my favourite half: the dressing.
This fig French dressing is EVERYTHING I desire a dressing to be.
I took a web page out of my very own cookbook, On a regular basis Dinners, the place I share a jam French dressing. I’ve shared this earlier than with a number of different flavors of jam and it’s a simple, unbelievable option to make a dressing! I’m not positive how Bay Harbor made their fig dressing, however this one makes use of fig preserves. And that’s not solely simple, however extremely scrumptious!
I dwell for fig preserves – they’re my go-to on a cheese board and I like them on toast too. And now, they make the most effective dressing.
So that’s how this excellent little fall salad comes collectively! Make it your signature autumn salad, plan on it for Thanksgiving and even earlier than Halloween chili.
It’s delish!
Autumn Arugula Home Salad
Autumn Arugula Home Salad with Fig French dressing
This autumn arugula home salad is my signature fall salad when the temperatures begin to drop. Peppery arugula with thinly sliced apples and dried cherries, all drizzled in a scrumptious fig French dressing and topped with crumbled goat cheese and spiced pecans. So crunchy, crisp and scrumptious!
spiced pecans
- ½ cup complete pecans
- 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- kosher salt and pepper
salad
- 6 to eight cups child arugula and/or spring greens
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 honeycrisp apple thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup dried tart cherries or cranberries
- 2 to three ounces goat cheese crumbled
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To make the pecans, warmth the pecans in a nonstick skillet over medium-low warmth. Stir within the sugar, chili powder and a pinch of salt and pepper and prepare dinner, stirring typically, till the sugar melts and is caramely, coating all the pecans – about 6 to eight minutes. Don’t take your eyes off of this as they will burn shortly! Switch the pecans to a bit of parchment paper to allow them to cool. Break them into items if they’re clumped – you may also chop them too.
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To make the French dressing, whisk collectively the vinegar, preserves, garlic, crimson pepper flakes and a giant pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk within the olive oil till emulsified. This may be saved within the fridge in a sealed container for a couple of week!
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To assemble the salad, toss the greens with a giant pinch of salt and pepper in a big bowl. High with the thinly sliced apple, tart cherries, goat cheese and pecans. Drizzle throughout with the dressing! Serve!
