Seems like only yesterday I couldn’t find Arugula in any market here on the west coast. I remember having to order it in bulk from Ingardia Brothers, Produce in Orange County, whenever I had a simple salad craving. These days Arugula is everywhere, even in my garden — though not in the winter, so I get mine from my local Farmer’s Market.  I love its peppery taste in salads, on pizzas and in pasta — hence, yesterday’s Pasta with Arugula post!
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This is a salad I make often. I had a similar salad in a restaurant years ago, so I came home and duplicated it in my kitchen. Sometimes I make it with a simple oil and Balsamic Vinegar dressing — but it’s best with my Bacon-Honey dressing I shared here last October.
Arugula Salad with Roasted garlic
2 cups fresh Arugula, cleaned and dried
15-20 garlic cloves, roasted
2-3 tablespoons red onion, diced
8-10 grape tomatoes
1 cup Flageolet Beans, cooked (or canned Cannellini Beans, drained)
1/8 cup Bacon-Honey Dressing (click for recipe)
In an ovenproof pan, toss the peeled garlic cloves in 1 teaspoon Olive oil. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and place them in the oven. Roast them for 40 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow them to cool.
Clean and spin the Arugula leaves. In a large salad bowl, toss all the ingredients together with the dressing and serve. Cheers!
You had me at arugula! :O
Yum.
Just added you to my blog roll.
xo
Annica
Do you know what? Dressing aside, I’d have to say that “Arugula Salad with Roasted garlic,” A.K.A “arugula part 2,” dressing aside, is a very interesting salad that I’ll be sure to try – a simple salad, but well a rounded meal. Thanks for the great pics/post!
Try an Arugula (or Rocket as we call it in the UK). I use a mix of arugula, water cress and spinach in a veggie stock and then whizz it all up in the blender. You can eat as it is then or add some creme fraiche. It’s lovely and peppery.
Arugula soup. Missed the most essential word. Doh!
Oh that soup sounds delish! I’m going to try that.
I’m making this right now, Sandy! Nothing like the great smell of bacon cooking and garlic roasting to warm up the whole house on another cold, wet L.A. afternoon. xoxo!
I think I spy lunch this weekend – our farmer’s market’s just getting in the first of the polytunnel rocket (this is why the googling to find out what arugula is!) and it’s on on Saturday morning.
Thank you for the link! Mmmh.