Italian Chopped Arugula Salad @ Eno’s

There are two reasons why I love a great salad. The first being that it makes me think I’m eating healthy, because somewhere in our culinary history the word “salad” became synonymous with “healthy.” Now while this can be true, I’m more a fan of the salads that are hiding bits of unhealthy underneath their shrouds “health.” My second reason for loving salads is their kinship to the burrito. I love burritos because they round up all the ingredients that I savor from the Mexican side of things, and put them into a nice little container for me to eat them in. Now the salad lacks that solidifying wrapper, but it still carries the characteristics of bringing together a bunch of different singular ingredients and tossing them together for my enjoyment. To make up for the tortilla, usually a few slices of bread will do, but it isn’t a deal breaker. Happily, Eno’s manages to pull off a great faux-healthy salad (with bread to boot), which is why I can fully get behind their Italian Chopped Arugula Salad.

First off, from the picture you can see they threw in some bread, so immediately I was excited when the salad landed at our table. The components were all delectable, local and fresh: from the tasty ham to the perfectly cured olives, and back to the delightful artichokes and bacon confit. The ingredients are brought together around fresh arugula and then solidified with an oregano vinaigrette that was never overpowering, but complimented the rest of the salad to perfection. The size of salad was also pleasing, large and full of plenty of the ingredients. Nothing is worse than when a salad says it has (insert favorite ingredient) in it and then when it arrives at the table you find five in the whole thing. This salad had plenty of everything and made for a perfect shared starter before the main course of delicious thin crusted pizza.

Like I said, I’m a huge fan of the salad and Eno’s captures my need and exceeded my expectation with this dish. There’s nothing like a fresh tasty salad before a few slices of tasty pizza, continually accompanied by crisp glasses of cold micro brews. Go check out Eno’s the next time you are down in Bishop’s Art District, you won’t be disappointed.

Price: $10

Eno’s Pizza Tavern
407 N. Bishop Street | Dallas, Texas 75208
214.943.9200

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