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Arugula Recipes So Good You'll Forget Other Lettuces Exist

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Have you guys started to feel the effects of root vegetable fatigue yet? At the beginning of fall and winter, we're always thrilled to pieces with celery root, sweet potatoes, beets and carrots -- but come February we're dying for a little green in our lives.

Kale and other leafy greens like it have gotten plenty of attention lately, and today we'd like to turn our attention to something just slightly more delicate, but no less full of flavor and versatility: arugula. Arugula recipes usually end up being in salad form, but this bright, sometimes spicy green is also amazing wilted, sautéed, stuffed into things before they cook and it also makes a wicked pesto. Arugula is acting as our light at the end of the tunnel, reminding us that someday soon spring will be here, and someday long after that, we'll be excited to see celery root again. We're pretty sure that's the circle of life.

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Arugula, Avocado And Radish Salad With Poached Egg

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Smoked Bacon BLT With Arugula

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Roasted Autumn Panzanella Salad

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Stuffed Flank Steak

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Beet Carpaccio With Arugula, Radishes And Grapefruit

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Arugula Pesto

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BLT Bucatini

Bell'Alimento
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Shaved Asparagus And Arugula Salad

How Sweet It Is
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Peach And Arugula Grilled Cheese

Macheesmo
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Potato Salad With Arugula And Dijon Vinaigrette

Sarah Shatz/Food52
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Arugula And Crispy Shrimp Pizza

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Baked Chicken Milanese With Arugula Salad

Skinny Taste
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Chicken With Goat Cheese And Arugula

Simply Recipes
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Arugula Salad With Penne

Skinny Taste
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Arugula Pesto, Ricotta And Smoked Mozzarella Pizza

Amy Neunsinger
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Grilled Green Bean Salad With Lentil Vinaigrette

Anna Williams/Food & Wine
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Farro & Fresh Mozzarella Salad With Arugula Walnut Pesto

thirschfeld/Food52
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Arugula Salad With Parchment-Roasted Tomatoes And Garlic

New Media Publishing
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Ravioli With Arugula, Pine Nuts & Raisins

Esperanza Rossi/Food52
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Arugula Salad With Balsamic And Toasted Hazelnuts

Ray Kachatorian

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