Wilted Arugula , Mushroom, Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounces button mushrooms (baby bella`s cut in 1/2)
• 1 red onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup vermouth or 1/4 cup wine
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano or parsley)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 8 cups arugula, washed and spun dry
• 1 pear, diced
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan heat oil over medium high heat. add mushrooms, onions, and garlic stirring all the while cooking about 4 minutes the pan will be dry till the mushrooms release some liquid.
• 2 deglaze the pan with vermouth.
• 3 add salt, pepper flakes, herbs, nutmeg and arugula.
• 4 stir to slightly wilt.
• 5 place into a salad bowl top with diced pears and blue cheese.
• 6 serve immediately.
• 7 may squeeze some fresh lemon over it!