{"id":23064,"date":"2026-05-13T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalynskitchen.com\/easy-south-beach-recipes-arugula-salad\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T07:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:12:57","slug":"easy-south-beach-recipes-arugula-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalynskitchen.com\/easy-south-beach-recipes-arugula-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese, Artichokes, and Peppers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese, Artichokes, and Peppers is a perfect side-dish salad with interesting ingredients! I love all the flavors in this tasty salad featuring arugula, and these are ingredients I’d never get tired of!<\/em><\/p>\n

PIN the Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese to try it later!<\/a><\/p>\n

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This colorful Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese <\/strong>also has artichoke hearts and sweet mini-peppers, and this is a combination I absolutely love. And we’re entering into the time of year when nothing seems better than salad as a tasty side dish for something cooked on the grill! I love salads of every kind, something that’s probably obvious if you follow my blog.<\/p>\n

And long-time readers might have noticed my fondness for the peppery greens called Arugula. I know some people aren’t really fans, but I love the sharp spicy flavor and those clamshells of arugula find their way into my grocery cart quite often. I’ve been making fun salad combinations with arugula since the very early days of my blog!<\/p>\n

And this favorite arugula salad has goat cheese, which is one of my other favorite ingredients! If you’re also a fan, be generous with the goat cheese like we were when we took these photos, and I bet you’ll love it!<\/p>\n

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What ingredients do you need for this recipe?<\/h2>\n

(This is only a list of ingredients; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong> link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe with ingredient amounts.)<\/p>\n

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  • Artichoke Hearts packed in water<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/li>\n
  • sweet mini peppers<\/li>\n
  • goat cheese<\/li>\n
  • baby arugula<\/li>\n
  • fresh-squeezed lemon juice; I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice<\/a><\/li>\n
  • white balsamic vinegar<\/a> (affiliate link) (see notes)<\/li>\n
  • extra-virgin Olive Oil<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/li>\n
  • Dijon Mustard<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/li>\n
  • salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What is Arugula?<\/h2>\n

    Many cuisines use the peppery greens called arugula<\/a>, but did you know that it’s also called rocket, garden rocket, rocket salad, rugola, rucola and roquette? Arugula is easy to grow<\/a>, and will self seed for years. It’s slightly peppery flavor combines well with ingredients that are smoother in flavor, like the goat cheese in this recipe. Arugula is low in calories and one cup of arugula only has 1 carb! And it’s also high in vitamins A and C.<\/p>\n

    What to use if you don’t want goat cheese in the Arugula Salad:<\/h2>\n

    If you like the other ingredients in this arugula salad but can’t warm up to goat cheese, use another type of creamy white cheese like Feta, Queso Fresca, Cotija, or even fresh Mozzarella.<\/p>\n

    How low in carbs is the Arugula Salad?<\/h2>\n

    This fun salad with interesting ingredients has only 7 net carbs per serving, with 8 grams of protein!<\/p>\n

    \"Step-by-step<\/p>\n

    How to make Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese, Artichokes, and Peppers:<\/h2>\n

    (This is only a summary of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong> link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)<\/p>\n

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    1. Drain Artichoke Hearts packed in water<\/a> (affiliate link) in a colander placed in the sink. (I had a huge jar of artichoke hearts from Costco, but you can use fewer artichokes if they’re expensive where you shop.)<\/li>\n
    2. Then cut up artichokes and slice the mini-peppers into rings.<\/li>\n
    3. Measure out the desired amount of goat cheese and crumble.<\/li>\n
    4. Whisk together ingredients to make the lemony dressing.<\/li>\n
    5. If you use arugula in a plastic container it probably doesn’t need to be washed, but you can crisp the arugula in a salad spinner in very cold water if needed.<\/li>\n
    6. Put arugula into a bowl big enough to hold the entire salad.<\/li>\n
    7. Add the artichoke hearts and peppers to the arugula and toss with desired amount of dressing.<\/li>\n
    8. Then add the goat cheese and gently toss. (Save some peppers, artichokes and goat cheese to garnish the finished salad.)<\/li>\n
    9. Serve the salad right away and enjoy!<\/li>\n
    10. If this arugula salad recipes makes more than you’ll eat at one time, only toss the dressing with as much salad as you’ll be eating. Store the dressing and ingredients separately in the fridge to enjoy the leftovers another time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Make it a Low-Carb Meal:<\/h2>\n

      Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese would be a great low-carb side dish with one of these main dishes:<\/p>\n

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      • Garlic, Lemon, and Herb Grilled Chicken Breasts<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Janet’s Dijon Mustard Chicken<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Grilled Lamb Chops with Garlic and Herbs<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Marinated Grilled Pork Sirloin Chops<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Grilled Shrimp Skewers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        More Ideas for using Arugula:<\/h2>\n

        You can use the category for Leafy Greens<\/a> to see all my salads and other dishes with arugula!<\/p>\n