Spicy Watermelon Arugula Salad
This refreshing summer salad is sweet and smoky with juicy watermelon, a spicy chipotle strawberry vinaigrette, creamy goat cheese, serrano peppers, cool cucumbers and peppery arugula. Say Hello to your new summer salad obsession!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 598kcal
Equipment
- 1 food processor or high powered blender
Ingredients
Chipotle Strawberry Vinaigrette
- ½ pt strawberries hulled
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 5 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoon fresh parsley stems off
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt Diamond Crystal Brand
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup olive oil
Salad Ingredients
- 4 oz arugula
- 16 oz watermelon ½ inch cubes
- ½ pt strawberries hulled and sliced
- 4 oz goat cheese crumbled
- 2 Persian cucumbers sliced thin
- 1 serrano pepper sliced thin
- 2 oz pepitas
- 1 pinch kosher salt Diamond Crystal brand
Instructions
Chipotle Strawberry Dressing
- Add all vinaigrette ingredients except oil to a food processor and blend until smooth or only a few small chunks. With the food processor on low speed, slowly drizzle oil in. Do not stop blender until all oil has been added
Watermelon Salad
- Build salad by starting with a base of arugula then adding watermelon, strawberries, goat cheese, cucumbers, serrano peppers and pepitas
- Sprinkle salad with salt then drizzle with strawberry dressing and serve immediately
Notes
Chipotle Strawberry Vinaigrette can be made up to 1 week ahead of time. The dressing will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge in an airtight container.
Spice levels can be adjusted in this salad by using more or less chipotle pepper and/or serrano pepper.
This salad is best made and served immediately. Do not preassemble salads more than 30 minutes ahead of time and do not dress more than 5 minutes ahead of time to avoid the salad becoming soggy.
Add sliced or diced chicken breast to this salad and make it a complete meal for lunch or dinner!
Nutrition
Calories: 598kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 1497mg | Potassium: 597mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2018IU | Vitamin C: 73mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 4mg
