{emv} day 4 or tomato argula salad
101 Simple Salads, #10
today i made a salad which included a type of green – arugula. i am again using tomatoes from my garden. i only planted 3 plants this year: 2 larger variety (champion and best boy tomatoes) and 1 cherry tomato plant. i have learned this gives us more than enough tomatoes for our family and a few to share with the neighbors. i did not however, plant enough corn or beans but we’ll leave that for another post.
i’m not quite sure how to describe arugula except to say that it is similar to spinach (at least it looks like spinach) but it has a more intense peppery flavor. i have had it before mixed with other salad greens and on top of pizza which is i think is an excellent idea to do with the leaves i have leftover after making this salad.
this salad was very good although i was not quite prepared for the intense flavor of it. the first bite really hit my taste buds. if you find the arugula too strong of a flavor on it’s own, i bet this is just as good made with spinach instead or a mix of the two. i am most certain this would also be fabulous with cooked bacon sprinkled on top. i really wanted to add bacon to my salad but did not have any on hand 
directions from the article:
10. Cook whole grape tomatoes in olive oil over high heat until they brown lightly, sprinkling with curry powder. Cool a bit, then toss with chopped arugula, loads of chopped mint and lime juice.
here’s what i used to make a salad for one:
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, cooked as directed and sprinkled with a light coating of curry powder
- 1 cup arugula leaves, chopped
- juice from 1/2 limes
- fresh mint leaves, chopped (approx 1tbsp, from 2 sprigs of mint
- salt an pepper to taste
you can read this if you want more information on how/why i began the quest to make eating my veggies a habit over the next 30 days.
