Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips, a Simple and Tasty Main Course

The Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips are a tasty, simple, and quick main course to prepare by cooking everything in a single pan. An easy and delicious way to transform meat slices into a complete main course with its side dish! In fact, we combine the strips with cherry tomatoes and arugula, which have always formed a perfect combination and make these meat bites particularly delicious! To complete, add parmesan or grana cheese shavings and balsamic vinegar to enrich the flavor of this dish! Not only is the preparation very quick, but so is the cooking! In fact, it takes just a few minutes to cook everything using only one pan, making the strips with cherry tomatoes and arugula perfect to enjoy even when temperatures rise, and we need dishes that cook in a short time without keeping the stove on for too long!

The preparation is very simple: we flour the strips and cook them in a pan with oil and garlic. We deglaze with white wine, add the cherry tomatoes, and let them cook for a few more minutes. Off the heat, we add half of the arugula, season with salt and pepper, and serve the strips on a bed of arugula, adding parmesan shavings, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

For lunch or dinner, these Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips are the ideal solution when you don’t want to prepare the usual slice in a pan but crave an easy, quick, and tasty dish with minimal effort! Try them!

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Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips
  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Medium
  • Preparation time: 5 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: Stove
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons, Spring, Summer

Ingredients to prepare Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips, a Simple and Tasty Main Course

  • 14 oz beef slices
  • 2 cups cups cherry tomatoes
  • 5 oz oz arugula
  • as needed flour
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 cup cups white wine
  • 2 oz oz Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • balsamic vinegar

Tools to prepare Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips

  • 1 Cutting Board
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Pan
  • 1 Stove

How to Prepare Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips

  • To prepare Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips, start by washing and preparing the ingredients needed: wash the arugula, dry it, and set it aside. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them first in half and then into quarters.

    Cherry tomatoes on wooden board
  • Cut the meat slices into strips.

    Sliced meat into strips
  • Flour the strips, shaking them to remove excess flour.

    Floured meat strips
  • Chop the garlic clove and brown it in a pan with oil. Add the meat strips and cook them for a couple of minutes, turning them to cook evenly.

    Meat strips in pan
  • Deglaze with white wine and, once evaporated, add the cherry tomatoes. Cook for a few more minutes.

    Meat strips with cherry tomatoes
  • Off the heat, add half of the arugula, season with salt and pepper, and mix.

    Arugula with cherry tomatoes and meat strips
  • Arrange the remaining arugula on a serving plate, place the strips with arugula and cherry tomatoes on top, and garnish with parmesan shavings, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

    Dish with arugula, meat, cherry tomatoes, parmesan shavings
  • Serve the Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips piping hot.

    Arugula and Cherry Tomato Strips

Simo and Cicci recommend

They are excellent to enjoy immediately, but if there are leftovers, you can store them in the fridge, well-sealed in an airtight container, for up to 2 days.

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