KarlMarx
08-15-2007, 09:04 AM
Arugula and Pear Salad
Dressing:
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 tablespoons vegetable broth
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Salad:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 firm red Bartlett pears
5 cups butterhead lettuce (Bibb or Boston)
washed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
4 cups arugula, trimmed, washed and dried
1. To prepare dressing, whisk shallots, broth, oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
2. To prepare salad, toast walnuts in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool.
3. Just before serving, cut pears into 16 slices each. Place in a large bowl. Spoon on 1 tablespoon of the dressing and toss to coat. Add lettuce, arugula and the remaining dressing; toss well. Divide among 8 plates. Top with walnuts.
Arugula, <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Orange</ST1:CITY> </ST1:PLACE>and Red Onion Salad
2 bunches arugula, washed and trimmed
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 large navel oranges, peel and white pith removed, cut into segments
8 very thin slices red onion, separated into rings
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Drizzle the arugula with half of the olive oil and the lemon juice; toss to coat and divide among 4 salad plates.
2. Arrange the orange segments and onions on top, dividing evenly. Drizzle with remaining oil and season with black pepper.
Arugula, <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Orange</ST1:PLACE> </ST1:CITY>and Fennel Salad
Salad:
1 large fennel bulb
1 red onion, shaved paper thin
2 cup mandarin orange segments
6 bunches fresh arugula
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds (optional)
Vinaigrette:
1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Dijon</ST1:PLACE> </ST1:CITY>mustard
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon turbinado or other brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1. Trim off the top off the fennel bulb. Slice the fennel and onion paper thin.
3. To prepare the vinaigrette, combine ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk.
4. Toss the arugula, fennel and onion with vinaigrette, divide among serving plates and top with mandarin orange slices, walnuts and, if desire, pomegranate seeds.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula
Recently, U.S. Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama used the word while in Adel, Iowa, saying, "Anybody gone into Whole Foods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Markets) lately and see what they charge for arugula?" (Apparently, he was trying to make the point that grocers charge much higher prices for food than farmers get.) Unfortunately for Obama, the blue collar workers did not know what arugula was, nor did they commonly shop in Whole Foods markets. (There are none in Iowa: the nearest are in Omaha, NB; Kansas City, KS; and Minneapolis, MN). Incidentally, the Clinton campaign picked this up and wants to portray Obama as a member of the elite who does not know what a large percentage of the population faces.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-1>[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula#_note-1)</SUP>
Dressing:
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 tablespoons vegetable broth
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Salad:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 firm red Bartlett pears
5 cups butterhead lettuce (Bibb or Boston)
washed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
4 cups arugula, trimmed, washed and dried
1. To prepare dressing, whisk shallots, broth, oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
2. To prepare salad, toast walnuts in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool.
3. Just before serving, cut pears into 16 slices each. Place in a large bowl. Spoon on 1 tablespoon of the dressing and toss to coat. Add lettuce, arugula and the remaining dressing; toss well. Divide among 8 plates. Top with walnuts.
Arugula, <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Orange</ST1:CITY> </ST1:PLACE>and Red Onion Salad
2 bunches arugula, washed and trimmed
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 large navel oranges, peel and white pith removed, cut into segments
8 very thin slices red onion, separated into rings
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Drizzle the arugula with half of the olive oil and the lemon juice; toss to coat and divide among 4 salad plates.
2. Arrange the orange segments and onions on top, dividing evenly. Drizzle with remaining oil and season with black pepper.
Arugula, <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Orange</ST1:PLACE> </ST1:CITY>and Fennel Salad
Salad:
1 large fennel bulb
1 red onion, shaved paper thin
2 cup mandarin orange segments
6 bunches fresh arugula
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds (optional)
Vinaigrette:
1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Dijon</ST1:PLACE> </ST1:CITY>mustard
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon turbinado or other brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1. Trim off the top off the fennel bulb. Slice the fennel and onion paper thin.
3. To prepare the vinaigrette, combine ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk.
4. Toss the arugula, fennel and onion with vinaigrette, divide among serving plates and top with mandarin orange slices, walnuts and, if desire, pomegranate seeds.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula
Recently, U.S. Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama used the word while in Adel, Iowa, saying, "Anybody gone into Whole Foods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Markets) lately and see what they charge for arugula?" (Apparently, he was trying to make the point that grocers charge much higher prices for food than farmers get.) Unfortunately for Obama, the blue collar workers did not know what arugula was, nor did they commonly shop in Whole Foods markets. (There are none in Iowa: the nearest are in Omaha, NB; Kansas City, KS; and Minneapolis, MN). Incidentally, the Clinton campaign picked this up and wants to portray Obama as a member of the elite who does not know what a large percentage of the population faces.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-1>[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula#_note-1)</SUP>