Sweet and Spicy Spiralized Cucumber Tomato Arugula Salad Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}

This simple Sweet and Spicy Spiralized Cucumber Tomato Arugula Salad is refreshing, light and delicious. At the height of summer, cucumbers are abundantly available. Although I love sliced cucumbers in my salad, I’m always looking for new ways to enjoy cucumbers at their peak. This cucumbers salad calls for spiralized cucumber, baby arugula and cherry tomatoes in a tangy dressing. If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can use a peeler to make thin cucumber ribbons instead.

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Now onto this Sweet and Spicy Spiralized Cucumber Tomato Arugula Salad. One of my friends texted me how good this spiralized cucumber salad is because she knows I recently bought a spiralizer.

This salad is super easy to make. First, start with a bed of baby arugula.

Then, spiralize a bunch of cucumbers into “noodles.”

Add sliced cherry tomatoes.

Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

That’s it!

The fabulous Chef Neena of Grace Farms demonstrated this recipe for our Daniel Plan meeting.

This recipe makes a good amount, so feel free to halve the recipe. You can also substitute a zucchini or two for a few of the cucumbers if you want to add more texture to this salad.

Sweet and Spicy Spiralized Cucumber Tomato Arugula Salad

Ingredients

• 4
  English seedless cucumbers
  seedless cucumbers
• 4
  large handfuls
  baby arugula
• 1
  pint
  cherry tomatoes
  halved
• 2
  carrots
  shaved using a peeler, optional

Dressing

• 2
  tablespoons
  rice wine vinegar
• 3
  tablespoons
  extra-virgin olive oil
• 1
  teaspoon
  sesame oil
• 1
  teaspoon
  crushed red pepper flakes
• 1
  tablespoon
  honey
• 1/2
  cup
  fresh orange juice
• 1/2
  teaspoon
  garlic powder
• sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
  to taste

Instructions

1. Place arugula in large salad bowl. Use spiralizer to make cucumber “noodles” (tip: cut cucumbers in half; otherwise, the noodles will be too long to eat). Transfer to salad bowl. Top with cherry tomatoes and carrots, if using.

2. Make dressing by whisking together rice vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, pepper flakes, honey, orange juice and garlic powder together in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Toss salad with dressing just before serving. Cucumber “noodles” will release a lot of liquid, so serve immediately after tossing.

Nutrition Facts

Sweet and Spicy Spiralized Cucumber Tomato Arugula Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 145
Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 31mg1%

Potassium 622mg18%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 11g12%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 4350IU87%

Vitamin C 37.1mg45%

Calcium 71mg7%

Iron 1.4mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.