My Strawberry and Arugula Salad with Tarragon Dressing is light and refreshing. It’s the perfect salad to help ring in spring and strawberry season (if you live in the south). This salad is simple to prepare, but rewarding in flavor. It’s sweet from the strawberries and tarragon, spicy from the arugula and tangy from the champagne vinegar. This is a great salad to balance out a meal that is rich or fatty (think creamy sauces or smoked ham). It cuts through the richness and acts as a nice palate-cleanser.
To make, add 6 cups of washed and roughly chopped baby arugula to a platter. Top the arugula with 3 ounces of thinly sliced prosciutto that has been torn into bite-sized pieces and one cup of thinly sliced strawberries.
In a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, add ½ cup of olive oil, 6 tablespoons of champagne vinegar, 4 teaspoons of maple syrup, 4 teaspoons of fresh tarragon and a pinch of salt. Seal the jar and shake vigorously to emulsify the dressing. Drizzle a quarter of the dressing over top of the salad and lightly toss. Serve the remaining dressing alongside the salad for your guests to use as desired. Enjoy.
Note: if you would like to keep this salad vegan, substitute pistachios for the prosciutto ham. The pistachios add nice salt and crunch.
Strawberry and Arugula Salad with Tarragon Dressing
Ingredients
- 6 cups baby arugula, roughly chopped
- 3 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced and torn into bite-sized pieces (sub in pistachios if keeping this vegan)
- 1 cup thinly sliced strawberries
Tarragon Dressing
- ½ cup olive oil
- 6 tbsp champagne vinegar
- 4 tsp maple syrup
- 4 tsp fresh tarragon, minced
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Wash and roughly chop arugula. Scatter the arugula on a platter and top it with prosciutto that has been torn into bite-sized pieces.
- Wash and thinly slice strawberries. Arrange them over top of the salad.
- In a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, add olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup, tarragon and salt. Seal the jar and shake contents vigorously to emulsify the dressing. Drizzle a quarter of the dressing over the salad and lightly toss. Serve the remainder of the dressing alongside the salad for individuals to use as desired. Enjoy!
