Arugula is one of the most popular greens for salads, with a nice peppery taste that adds depth to any dish, in fact, you’ll find it in most garden and salad pre-cut mixes.

As a microgreen, that flavour is tripled! It’s got a peppery punch that can’t be beat. Add it to a salad in small quantities to start, you’ll be amazed how little you need to change the flavour profile. Put some Arugula microgreens on a sandwich with summer sausage, cheese and mayo, and you’ve got an instant hit! As a garnish with your favourite protein, or with your charcuterie board, you can’t go wrong.

But Arugula microgreens are more than just tasty. As part of the cruciferous vegetable family, they're super healthy. Arugula microgreens pack a nutritional punch that’s actually better than spinach. Why is that? Well, Arugula has significantly lower amounts of oxalates (oxalic acid) that stop the body from absorbing calcium. Oxalic acid, found in most leafy green vegetables, can, in high doses (or for individuals with food sensitivities) cause kidney stones.
Arugula microgreens are low in fat and carbohydrates, have high levels of vitamins C and K, along with beta carotene, folate, magnesium. And vitamin E? Forty-seven times the concentration versus full sized Arugula!

Arugula is being studied as a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes, as insulin responsive cells have been affected by Arugula leaf extracts. It may also help in the treatment of some forms of dermatitis as Arugula is able to tone down the activity of inflammatory cytokynes (how about that for a mouthful? Excuse the pun!)

As with any vegetables, always make sure you’re getting the freshest possible greens, and as 50% of the nutrition in microgreens will dissipate by day 8, try to find a supplier that will harvest while you wait. It’s really the best way.
Stop in to our store at 1160-A Heron Rd. in Ottawa for all your microgreens and supplies. Open every day of the year, with 57 varieties to keep you coming back for more, and the only store offering free tasting samples, discover the difference freshness and quality makes. Your family will be glad you did.