arugula
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- noun
- /əˈruːɡələ/
- US
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rúcula
- I added fresh arugula to the salad for its peppery flavor.
- lettuce and arugula
With cold Hardy plants like spinach, arugula, kale, carrots, beets, things like that.
- With cold Hardy plants like spinach, arugula, kale, carrots, beets, things like that.
- Just think about that for a moment, OK, it's not arugula, it's stressed and desserts.
- I'll eat heads of broccoli and I eat arugula.
- Put that on the gluten free toast with the egg and the sausage and a little bit of arugula if I have it.
Examples
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If you're not a pizza fan, grab one of four arugula-based salads, using all fresh ingredients at a reasonable price.
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I'd tossed dandelion greens, arugula, Boston lettuce, and endive with a buttermilk dressing to have after the heavy dish.
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You want that little bit of that beautiful texture that the arugula provides.
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That arugula is so bitter.
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And then the final product is a relatively clean looking pile of arugula microgreens.
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"Pass me the basket, I've got more arugula than I can hold."
Fiction book (1995) -
So now let's try some of the baby arugula pickled beet salad here.
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We suggest topping with a few dollops of goat cheese and some fresh arugula.
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Meals are cooked over an open flame; dinner might include center-cut pork chops, arugula-and-radish salad, and fresh-baked pie.
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Saturday was homemade beet and potato gnocchi with fresh beet greens, arugula, and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
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Synonyms
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A leafy green plant with a peppery taste used in salads
A green leaf with a peppery taste used in salads
A leafy green with a slightly spicy taste often eaten raw in salads
A leafy plant with a strong peppery taste often used in salads
A leafy green with a peppery taste used in salads
A leafy green with small peppery leaves used in salads
How Peppery
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arugula comes from the Italian rucola, the name for the same peppery green, and goes back to the Latin eruca, which meant a 'cabbage-like plant'. So thinking of the Italian name or the British word 'rocket' helps you remember it's a spicy leaf often used in salads.