Salad of a rukoll

Arugula (mustard grass, roket-salad) is a plant of family krestotsvetny, the widespread salad vegetable growing in the countries of the Mediterranean.

For the first time this plant it is mentioned at the time of antiquity. Arugula has bright spicy and mustard taste. Ancient healers used arugula oil (one more name of the described plant) during the healing of wounds, treatment of bruises, furuncles, stretchings, and even a headache. Today arugula is applied in a large number of culinary recipes, used as a medicinal grass and a component of natural cosmetics.