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Simple Beet Arugula Salad

Modified: May 14, 2025 · Published: Apr 18, 2021 by Gigi & Sersie · This post may contain affiliate links.

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This Simple Beet Arugula Salad is oh-so-elegant. It's gluten-free, soy-free, oil-free, and vegan.

Elegant Beet Arugula Salad in a white bowl sitting on a placemat that reads "Blessed" and a blurred container of orange vinaigrette dressing in the background

When I eat this simple beet salad, I feel like I'm having lunch at a swanky restaurant.

Sitting on a bed of peppery baby arugula, the sweetness of the beets, the nuttiness of the lightly toasted chopped hazelnuts, and a silky citrus orange vinaigrette dressing make this salad feel like a high-end lunch or light dinner.

This salad won't leave you feeling like you need a pair of toothpicks to keep your eyelids open afterward.

Elegant Beet Arugula Salad has 8 key ingredients:

  1. Beets
  2. Arugula
  3. Hazelnuts
  4. Date
  5. Sunflower seeds
  6. Orange juice
  7. Apple cider vinegar
  8. Dijon mustard

How to make this beet salad

Trim beets, but don’t worry about peeling them just yet. Add the beet bulbs to a large pot with water. Bring to a gentle boil and allow to cook for about 45 minutes.

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While the beets are cooking, make the Orange Vinaigrette salad dressing by soaking the pitted date and sunflower seeds in hot water for 5 minutes to soften. Put the date, sunflower seeds, and the remaining ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Set aside.

When the beets are done cooking, rinse them with cool water. Using your hands, peel the skin off and rinse again if necessary—slice beets about ¼ inch thick.

Grab a plate or wide-rimmed bowl and add about two cups of baby arugula. Then arrange sliced beets on top.

Preheat a dry skillet over medium heat. Add chopped hazelnuts and allow to warm but not cook through, about a minute or two. You want the nuts lightly toasted to bring out the flavor. The skin from the hazelnuts may come off, and that’s okay.

Sprinkle the toasted chopped hazelnuts on the salad, drizzle with the Orange Vinaigrette and enjoy.

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Orange Vinaigrette
top view of arugula salad with sliced cooked beats and chopped hazelnuts on top in a white bowl
Elegant Beet Arugula Salad with Chopped Hazelnuts

Nutritionally, you can't "beet" the nitric oxide-boosting compounds in the arugula and beets. These compounds are very beneficial for heart and brain health. I hope you enjoy the taste and all the goodness it's doing to your body.

For another beet dish, check out Detox Beet Soup. Great for when you're feeling weak and fatigued or if you might be coming down with a cold.

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Simple Beet Arugula Salad

5 from 1 vote
Course: Lunch/Dinner Entrée
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 2
Calories: 283kcal
Author: Gigi & Sersie
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This simple beet arugula salad is gluten-free, soy-free, oil-free, and vegan. The 5-ingredient orange vinaigrette is the perfect dressing for this elegant salad.

Ingredients  

  • 3 medium beets
  • 4 cups arugula
  • ¼ cup hazelnuts chopped

Orange Vinaigrette

  • 1 date pitted and soaked in hot water for 5 minutes
  • 1 Tbsp of sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
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Instructions

  • Trim beets, but don’t worry about peeling them just yet. Add the beet bulbs to a large pot with water. Bring to a gentle boil and allow to cook for about 45 minutes.
  • While the beets are cooking, make the Orange Vinaigrette salad dressing by soaking the pitted date and sunflower seeds in hot water for 5 minutes to soften. Put the date, sunflower seeds, and the remaining ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Set aside.
  • When the beets are done cooking, rinse them with cool water. Using your hands, peel the skin off and rinse again if necessary—slice beets about ¼ inch thick.
  • Grab a plate or wide-rimmed bowl and add about two cups of baby arugula. Then arrange sliced beets on top.
  • Preheat a dry skillet over medium heat. Add chopped hazelnuts and allow to warm but not cook through, about a minute or two. You want the nuts lightly toasted to bring out the flavor. The skin from the hazelnuts may come off, and that’s okay.
  • Sprinkle the toasted chopped hazelnuts on the salad, drizzle with the Orange Vinaigrette and enjoy.

Notes

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

  1. Knife
  2. Cutting board
  3. Measuring cup
  4. Measuring spoons
  5. Large pot
  6. Skillet
  7. Blender

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 1265mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1164IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 4mg
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Gigi & Sersie

Gigi Carter and Sersie Blue have over 25 years of combined experience in plant-based nutrition and health coaching. Their passion for healthy eating inspired them to create Daniel’s Plate, a recipe site focused on whole food, plant-based meals.

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  1. Marie Nitz

    July 13, 2021 at 7:50 pm

    5 stars
    I made this last night for the family, our last dinner/movie night before they head out on the road for home. Everyone loved it! I will definitely make this again

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