Rocket Leaves / Roquette / Arugula / Rucola
September 22nd, 2007 by Margot
Rocket plant is related to cress and horseradish. It’s seeds can be used as a substitute for mustard seeds. Leaves have strong peppery and nutty flavour.
There are two types of rocket that we can find in supermarkets, often mixed together in the same package. Regular rocket plant have more oval leaves and its flowers are white. Wild rocket flowers and yellow and edges of the leaves jagged. Sometimes you can find rocket leaves that are purple in colour.
The rocket plants are native to Central and Southern Europe, but have also been spread to Northern America.
Rocket leaves can be used in salads, hot dishes and as a garnish.
Can be used for instance in “Warm Chicken, Mung, Rocket and Couscous Salad”.
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October 28th, 2007 at 14:29
i love rockets.. however it cost a bomb here… rocket pesto… YUMMY
May 12th, 2009 at 06:14
[...] – this is the mixed salad leaves (including three-four different lettuce, radicchio and rocket leaves) and I threw in some fresh flat leaf parsley. Some fresh basil would have been really nice but, [...]