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Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese is for Salad.

Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese takes several minutes to cook.

Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese are:

1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper[preferably ground peppercorns]
2 tablespoons of extra light olive oil
3 tablespoons of fresh chopped tarragon,divided
6 cups arugula
2 cups pitted halved cherries
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Here is how you make Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese:

1. whisk vinegar.salt,and pepper in small bowl until salt is dissolved; slowly whisk in oil.Stir in 2 tablespoons of tarragon.2.combine arugulaand cherries in large bowl; toss with enough dressing to lighty coat.toss with remaining 1 tablespoon of tarragon.sprinkle with blue cheese .variations:use fresh baby spinach and boston or bib lettuce in place of arugula.try crumbled soft goat cheese or garlic herb cheese in place of blue cheese.turn into main course by adding 2 cups turkey,cooked and diced or sliced roast beef.for extra crunch add 1/3 cup slivered almonds.Makes 4 [1.5 -cup] servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STRAWBERRYLADY.

The nutritional information for Arugula-cherry salad w/ blue cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 121.1

• Total Fat: 6.0 g
• Cholesterol: 6.1 mg
• Sodium: 299.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 4.1 g