If you’ve had a crazy EAT WEEK and you’re looking for a good reset button, try this salad.
It’s my RESET BUTTON.
Crispy apples are mixed with creamy avocado, the crunch of sunflower seeds and peppery arugula in a tangy honey mustard dressing.
Your taste buds are back on track…craving good things…until you make Breakfast Cookies…
Now you need a new RESET button…
And we’re off!
Ingredient gathering!
Chop up stuff!
Make the dressing.
Cut up the avocado.
Throw everything into a bowl. Pour your dressing on top! My hand is doing weird things here.
Toss the salad!
Put the salad in a bowl.
EAT IT UP!
Avocado Apple & Arugula Salad
makes 2 generous servings
- 1 apple, chopped (I used a Cameo apple)
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 6 cups arugula
- 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 1/4 red onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon honey mustard
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey (more or less depending on your taste)
- salt & pepper
In a small bowl, whisk together honey mustard, lemon juice, olive oil. Chop apples and squeeze a small amount of lemon juice on top and toss to prevent discoloration. In a large bowl, add the arugula, avocado, apples, sunflower seeds, red onions and pour dressing on top. Season with salt & pepper and serve with a side of crusty bread.
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62 Comments
say somethingPerfect! SO perfect! I l-o-v-e avocado!
I need a reset button, a do-over, and a mulligan. Thanks for the great idea!
Mulligan! Totally.
Oh! So you cut avocado’s like you’d cut a mango! Interesting!
Also it just came to me… It must be frustrating to be a dinner guest of a food blogger! Imagine the extra time it takes for the food to get ready with all the photograph interruptions!
Yeah. I scoop it out with a spoon too. It’s super easy.
Oh and if I have company over, I don’t usually make recipes while they are here. I can’t concentrate on it all! I will make something in advance and shoot it before they arrive, or make something tried & true so I don’t have to worry about anything!
But…being MARRIED to a food photographer is where it gets difficult. Just ask my patient husband who waits ALL THE TIME.
Yum! So much goodness in one bowl.
Wow. That looks fantastic and I have everything at home! The same thing happened last week with the carrot soup and it was fantastic.
We’re on the same grocery shopping wavelength!
Love this!
I love big chunks of bread instead of croutons. So much more satisfying!
Right? I just love bread in any form…but crusty is perfection.
SHUT UP! I want this…
I OD’d on arugula last year, but this may be just the salad to bring it back into my life! Pretty sure I need that kitchen towel, too.
I thought I OD’d too. I made it CONSTANTLY last year and grew it…but alas! I’m back full force. You can do it!
this salad looks so simple and refreshing! perfect for springtime food clean-up!
Looks amazing!
I love apples in salad! Going to make it tonight!
It’s the A-Team salad!! wah, wah… Looks super tasty!
I usually hate fruit in my salad. But this combination actually sounds like something I’m down for trying. AND I love that you love arugula.
It’s crunchy! You’ll like it! I totally have a thing for arugula….it’s true LOVE!
Reset! If this is the reset button, I’m going to reset immediately! Reset!
RESET!
Such a gorgeous way to recalibrate and take stock.
This looks so delish. If I thoroughly, totally hate mustard, what can I use instead in the dressing?
Use vinegar! I bet a champagne or white wine vinegar would be just fine!
I made this tonight and it was DELISH!!!!
Ahhhh yeah!! Thank you soo much for trying it out. I’m glad you liked it!
Beautiful – I love this post. Makes me excited to eat fresh greens again! (And my hand does weird things too when I’m trying to photograph food steps, too.)
haha! what is with our hands?
Looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing!
This looks sooo good. Love the sunflower seeds! Thanks for the idea!
I don’t think I’ve ever put avocado and arugula together, but I will be now.
this makes me want to eat a salad.
just packed all the components for this salad for my lunch tomorrow at work – excited!
I think I might make this tomorrow…I hosted a bridal shower AND a bachelorette party on Saturday, so not only was it an Eat Day, but a Drunk Day. I need some healthy food, stat.
I am trying to add more salads to my dinners, I think this is a great start!! I’ll also have a look through your archives as you have posted a ton of gorgeous salads in the past!
I’m typing this and eating this…hold on, have to take a bite….salad this very moment. I LOVE it! I don’t think…hold on, bite….it’s going to be two generous servings though. I’m takin’ this bowl down all at once. Thanks for a fabulous recipe!
Just made this last night (sans avacado because I forgot to buy one) and it was DEElish. Thanks, Tracy!
xo
cortnie
Injust so happen to have all the ingredients for this in my fridge right now! My hand always looks webbed and ghostly in every blog picture I take. I’m totally making this alongside some BLT’s tonight!!!
This sounds totally delightful! I can’t wait to try it!
I need this in my life right now. Because it’s been chilly in Seattle lately, we’ve been eating our fill of lentils, sweet potatoes, eggs, real potatoes….you get the gist. Craving some major greens — arugula will happen tomorrow!
We tried this salad last night for dinner & LOVED it. The flavor combination is amazing. Can’t wait to have it again soon!
YAY!!! That makes me soooo happy. Thank you for trying it out!
Wow, can’t wait to make this. And I seriously think a big piece of crunchy delish bread should be in every meal. Yummmm
this was the best reset button on the planet. I almost ate the entire thing in one sitting because my mom doesn’t like mustard vinaigrettes. she had to take it away from me if that tells you anything. the point is, thank you very much for posting this! this is a delicious & easy recipe
That is so awesome!! Is it bad to eat the whole thing? I don’t think soo…..
This post popped in my head while I was staring down the wall of salad greens at Trader Joe’s and I’m so glad it did– we made it last night for a light dinner, but it was fantastic and filling. It was the best kind of filling, where you get to feel a little smug about how healthy your dinner was
Can’t wait to make it again!
Hey Tracy,
Tried this salad yesterday, and it was amazing. Will be jotting it down in my little book of recipes for the future!
Christine
Tracy, this salad was incredible! I especially loved the salad dressing and now use it as my go to dressing. Did you make this recipe up? I just put it on my blog and referenced it as your recipe, hope I was right in doing so!
Take Care,
Sarah
oh thank you! yes! I made it up. I’m so happy that you love it!!!!
Just this week, I’ve vowed to eat more Shutterbean salads. With each new salad you post, I’m inspired to try more ingredients and to eat healthier! So, I started with this salad, and it was delicious!!! Thank you thank you thank you.
I just made this salad, and it s SUPERB! Thank you so much!
I made this with what was on hand for 2 side salads, which was 3 handfuls of arugula,1/2 avocado and 1/2 pear. For the dressing I used juice from 1/2 a lemon, 1 Tbl. EVOO, 1 Tbl. balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp. sugar and black pepper to taste which made enough for 2 nights. Thank you for the delicious combination for an arugula lover like me!
Fantastic! I like the pear addition!
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