Sauteed Arugula (Rocket)

Description: Arrugula, Garden Rocket, Gargeer, Rocket, Rocket Salad, Roka, Roquette, Rucola, Rugula, Salad Rocket and Tira what ever you want to call it is a bitter, aromatic green with a peppery mustard flavor. Topping with cheese will cut the bitterness.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounces mushrooms, quartered
• 1 red onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup vermouth or 1/3 cup white wine
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano or parsley)
• 8 cups arugula, ripped into bite size pieces washed and spun dry
• nutmeg
• grated cheese (optional)

Steps:

1. In a large pan heat oil over medium high heat. Add mushrooms, onions, and garlic stirring all the while cooking about 4 minutes the pan will be dry till the mushrooms release some liquid.
2. Deglaze the pan with vermouth.
3. Add salt, pepper flakes, herbs, nutmeg and arugula. Cook till wilted about 2-3 minutes.
4. Top with cheese.