Rocket Salad
Recipe Servings : 6
Total Time : 40 mins
Difficulty Level : Easy
I can eat rocket daily, I mean, daily. And I never tire of this peppery, sharp taste. And what the Italians do with these leaves is nothing short of a crescendo of flavours.
So desperate was my need to eat this, that I drove to an obscure Italian village, to a seed shop to transport them back home. And soon enough, many others who obviously shared my passion made sure that it was freely available in India.
Ingredients
- 10 Rocket Leaves
- ¼ Red Pepper, Julienned
- 1/4 Yellow Pepper Julienned
- Few Pieces of Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Candied Walnuts/Almonds
- 1 Tbsp of Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Freshly Ground Pepper
- Pinch of Sea Salt
- Feta Cheese (Optional)
- ½ Apple or Grapes Thinly Sliced
Method
- 1. Take whatever nuts you have, almonds, walnuts anything, sprinkle a wee bit of sugar and toast them in the oven.
- 2. Put rocket leaves, the peppers, the sundried tomatoes in a salad bowl.
- 3. Add the fruit and the nuts.
- 4. Sprinkle chopped feta cheese on top. (some people can’t stand the smell of Feta, you can leave it out and add the fruits instead.)
- 5. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
- 6. Pour in the dressing just before you serve the salad.