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Found on skinnytaste.com, this summer salad highlights the peppery arugula that we get from Farmer John. Toss with nutty chick peas, pasta, sun dried tomatoes, shaved parmesan and balsamic vinegar to create a simple yet delicious main dish salad – perfect for lunch or dinner. Portions are large, loaded with fiber and very satisfying. Serves 4.
Found on Taste of Home, here’s a summer salad that brightens any supper. The homemade dressing with a hint of berries is perfect with arugula, nectarines and blue cheese. Serves 8.
This recipe, from the food52.com blog, serves 6-8 and comes together very quickly. It uses vinaigrette instead of mayonnaise, so the salad is refreshing and light. Give it a try!
If you ever see a salad green referred to as “rocket,” it’s simply another name for arugula, or roquette in French. Yet another brassicaceae along with kale and cauliflower, its delightfully pungent leaves have been cultivated in the Mediterranean since time was recorded. As such, arugula is a perennial favorite in Italian cooking.
This Arugula Tomato Pasta recipe, found on Sumpsimus’s blog, is an easy summer dish made with arugula, tomatoes, and a creamy garlic sauce that comes together in minutes. Enjoy!
This recipe, found on simplyfreshcooking.com is a great way to use arugula. The great thing about pesto is that it’s so versatile. You can literally use any kind of leafy green in place of the arugula – even spinach, mustard greens, swiss chard.
From Bon Appetit magazine, a quick easy pesto to toss over pasta, salad, or spread on toast.
This is a fantastic summer dish that requires a bit of planning ahead, but not a lot of cook time. Grilled salmon doesn’t need much. Make sure that it is coated thoroughly in the marinade so that it doesn’t stick to the grill.