Arugula Microgreens — Charleston, SC

Peppery and nutty, with more bite than the mature leaf.

Grown on Johns Island · Delivered from James Island · Across the Lowcountry

Arugula microgreens are grown on Johns Island, South Carolina by The MicroGreens Farm and sold across the Charleston area. They are peppery and nutty, with a medium heat, and ready to cut in 8–12 days. Sold as a cut-to-order clamshell from $6, or as a living tray you cut yourself. Best on: pizza, white beans, steak, shaved parmesan.

Arugula-type microgreens with rounded green leaves growing in a tray at The MicroGreens Farm, Johns Island SC — Arugula growing at The MicroGreens Farm on Johns Island.

What arugula microgreens taste like

Arugula microgreens taste like mature arugula turned up. The pepper arrives first, then a nutty, almost sesame finish. Because the leaf is young the bitterness that puts people off big arugula has not developed yet — you get the pepper without the harshness.

At a glance

	Arugula
Flavour	Peppery and nutty, with a medium heat
Heat	Medium
Ready to cut in	8–12 days
Best on	Pizza, white beans, steak, shaved parmesan
Sold as	Cut clamshell from $6, or a living tray
Grown	On Johns Island, in trays under light, cut above the soil line

Four ways to use it

Scattered over a pizza the second it comes out of the oven
On white beans with lemon and good olive oil
Folded into a sandwich in place of lettuce, where it actually tastes of something
On steak, with nothing but salt and a squeeze of lemon

How to buy arugula microgreens in Charleston

Three ways. Cut to order in a clamshell, ready to use. As a living tray, still growing, that you cut yourself over one to two weeks. Or at a market — Sea Island Farmers Market on Johns Island on Saturdays, the Pour House on James Island on Sundays, plus Kiawah on Mondays, Mount Pleasant on Tuesdays and Park Circle on Thursdays.

Availability moves with the seeding schedule, so text 843.212.6932 if you want this variety specifically and we will seed a tray toward your delivery.

Questions about arugula

Is arugula microgreen spicier than regular arugula?

It is more peppery and less bitter. The heat is concentrated because the plant puts its defence compounds into the first leaves, but the bitter notes that develop in a mature plant are not there yet. Most people find it more pleasant, not less.

How much arugula microgreen do I use?

Less than you think. A small handful finishes two plates. Treat it the way you would treat black pepper or a hard cheese — an accent that changes the dish, not a volume ingredient you fill a bowl with.

See Living Tray Prices

Or order cut greens from $6 · 843.212.6932

Cook with it

Arugula Microgreen Pesto

What to do when you have more arugula microgreens than you can finish raw. Peppery, nutty, and better than basil pesto on anything involving meat.

15 min total · makes about 1 cup · Chef

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