Last week I picked up a bunch of arugula on a whim at the grocery store. I’m a crazy one, let me tell you. Woo-hoo! Others get tattoos on a whim, married in Vegas on a whim, quit a job on a whim. I, well I buy greens. Some might say my life is boring, but I say boring is wonderful. We had a couple of really tough years and I have loved every minute of this boring year. Well, not the minutes with potty training accidents, or the minutes that I stuck my hand in a blender, but most of the minutes have been as blissfully uneventful as life with two young children can be.
Back to my spontaneiously purchased arugula. I hereby present…..
Raw Creamy Arugula Soup
3-4 c washed and rinsed arugula leaves
1 medium avocado
1/3 c pine nuts
2 Tb lime juice
2 Tb EVOO
salt to taste
1 c water
Blend all ingredients until smooth and serve.
It tasted a bit like pesto and I may try to make a arugula pesto someday to try over zucchini. Pine nuts are up there with coconut in the ‘foods I can’t get enough of’ category, so I liked this soup a lot. It did taste a bit summer-y for me and I think I’ll hold off on making it until the weather warms up. Which in Texas, may mean tomorrow.
Housewife in the Raw 
Posted by Heather on November 18, 2010 at 12:36 am
That looks beautifully delicious!
Posted by Lori on November 18, 2010 at 12:55 am
YUM. So creamy and good for you!
Posted by Katie on November 18, 2010 at 3:26 pm
So I have a TON of arugula from my garden just hanging out in my freezer, and I was thinking about making arugula pesto – this looks great. You should eat some on that spaghetti squash….did you ever cook it? I can’t get enough of them lately.