One of the challenges of cooking for one is managing fresh produce. You want fresh food, but the single person uses them in such smaller quantities it's easy for them to go bad before you use it all. Discouraging. So I look for ways around this.
Arugula is one of my favorites. It's versatile, and I like its strong peppery flavor. But I rarely get through a bag before it starts to wilt. As soon as it does, I do this:
Get out a sauté pan and put it over medium heat. Sauté some minced garlic until golden. Add the greens. They'll cook down pretty quickly to a small amount. Add salt and pepper as they cook. You'll know when they're done.
Eat it right away as a side dish (as I did here with the sole) or put it in the fridge to heat up and eat later.
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Thank you, thank you! Today, instead of throwing out my getting old arugula I just sauted it and put it in the fridge for tomorrow.
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