Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Arugula
Truly Italian, light, quick, and delicious! This salad with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula is perfect for fans of simple, healthy recipes. It fits clean-eating goals and works well for a diet-friendly menu.
Updated : 12 February, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
100 grams
Sun-dried tomatoes
80 grams
Olives
50 grams
Arugula
30 grams
Parmesan
1
Onion
2 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 tablespoon
Lemon juice
1 tablespoon
Balsamic vinegar
0.5 teaspoon
Sugar
2 grams
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How to make a salad with sun-dried tomatoes? Prepare the ingredients from the list. You can use store-bought or homemade sun-dried tomatoes - it doesn’t matter. I recommend using salad onion (red onion). Choose any cheese you like; I used Parmesan. Olives can be replaced with black olives - use black instead of green if you prefer.
Step 2
Remove the olives from the brine and pat dry. Cut each olive in half. Wash the arugula and pat dry. Remove the sun-dried tomatoes from the oil and pat dry as well.
Step 3
Slice the Parmesan (or any other hard cheese) into thin shavings. If you don’t want to slice it, you can grate the cheese instead.
Step 4
Peel the onion and slice into thin strips. Chop the arugula or tear it by hand into smaller pieces. Add the sun-dried tomatoes whole or slice them.
Step 5
In a suitable salad bowl, combine the arugula, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and onion.
Step 6
Prepare the ingredients for the dressing. Instead of balsamic vinegar, you can use any table vinegar, or replace the vinegar entirely with lemon juice. Instead of olive oil, you can use any other vegetable oil. If you don’t want to add sugar, replace it with something else or omit it completely.
Step 7
In a bowl, combine balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and sugar.
Step 8
Mix the dressing well.
Step 9
Pour the prepared dressing over the salad.
Step 10
Mix everything well, distributing the dressing evenly.
Step 11
Transfer the salad to a serving plate. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan shavings.
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