Hello,
I planted some arugula last year. I picked a little bit and since then just ignored it. Now I have big mounds of arugula. I would like to just harvest it all and do something with it. Anyone got a recipe that uses lots of arugula?
- PunkRotten
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 1989
- Joined: Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:48 pm
- Location: Monterey, CA.
I've had extremely stupid success with arugula in my raised beds. I stuck some seeds and seedlings in the holes of the cinder blocks which make up the sides of Bed #1, and they *all* succeeded. I planted seeds only in Bed #5 (2.5' x 8') in the rose bushes; those *all* succeeded, too. Then, in early January, we had to plant *something* in our rented City raised bed (4'x8'), and 3' or so of arugula went in there, too.
So...I've been treating it like kale, like chard, mixing it with kale and chard when there isn't enough of them--or simply leaving some kale and chard on the plants for "next time" and harvesting arugula to fill out the amount needed for dinner.
Just think of it as a slightly bitter green and cook away! DH thought it was a waste of time to grow arugula until the night that I went to a high-end grocery around here and told him it was $6 per pound. THAT got his attention.
Agreed that it also works in salad mix, but while he talks a good game, DH doesn't exactly EAT salad. For those of you who actually EAT salad, arugula works well with citrus and toasted nuts. I don't find any dressing necessary, since the citrus has plenty of juice this time of year.
Another salad possibility: arugula, mesclun, toasted nuts, blue cheese, pear wedges. Winter pears are incredible with arugula; I like Anjou (also called D'Anjou), Forel, Seckel, Bosc, and Red pears in this salad. I'll put a very slight amount of olive oil on this set of ingredients, since there's almost no fruit juice to speak of.
Pesto might work, too, per AS's suggestion.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
So...I've been treating it like kale, like chard, mixing it with kale and chard when there isn't enough of them--or simply leaving some kale and chard on the plants for "next time" and harvesting arugula to fill out the amount needed for dinner.
Just think of it as a slightly bitter green and cook away! DH thought it was a waste of time to grow arugula until the night that I went to a high-end grocery around here and told him it was $6 per pound. THAT got his attention.
Agreed that it also works in salad mix, but while he talks a good game, DH doesn't exactly EAT salad. For those of you who actually EAT salad, arugula works well with citrus and toasted nuts. I don't find any dressing necessary, since the citrus has plenty of juice this time of year.
Another salad possibility: arugula, mesclun, toasted nuts, blue cheese, pear wedges. Winter pears are incredible with arugula; I like Anjou (also called D'Anjou), Forel, Seckel, Bosc, and Red pears in this salad. I'll put a very slight amount of olive oil on this set of ingredients, since there's almost no fruit juice to speak of.
Pesto might work, too, per AS's suggestion.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
Goodness what *can't* you do with arugula?!
Here are a couple of my favorite arugula salads:
Arugula-Cado
Salad:
~ arugula
~ avocado
~ shaved parmesan
Dressing:
~ lemon
~ garlic
~ extra virgin olive oil
~ salt
~ pepper
Mix dressing before so it has a chance to set. Slice avocadoes to bite size. Drizzle dressing over salad.
--------------------------------------------
Arugula-Beet
Salad:
~ arugula
~ beets
~ mild goat cheese
~ pistachios
Dressing:
~ balsamic vinaigrette
Mix salad, add dressing. Dressing lasts about 4 days. Afterwards makes a good marinade for meat.
Here are a couple of my favorite arugula salads:
Arugula-Cado
Salad:
~ arugula
~ avocado
~ shaved parmesan
Dressing:
~ lemon
~ garlic
~ extra virgin olive oil
~ salt
~ pepper
Mix dressing before so it has a chance to set. Slice avocadoes to bite size. Drizzle dressing over salad.
--------------------------------------------
Arugula-Beet
Salad:
~ arugula
~ beets
~ mild goat cheese
~ pistachios
Dressing:
~ balsamic vinaigrette
Mix salad, add dressing. Dressing lasts about 4 days. Afterwards makes a good marinade for meat.
- luvthesnapper
- Senior Member
- Posts: 168
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 5:37 pm
- Location: Delaware