Rocket recipes
There are plenty of interesting ways to use rocket other than just salad! Use this peppery ingredient in pesto, fishcakes, tarts, pasta dishes and more.
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Picnic
Camembert and roasted grape picnic loaf
Hollow out a round sourdough to make this easy but impressive picnic loaf. Fill with gooey camembert, ham, roasted grapes and rocket pesto.
Italian vegetarian
Celeriac and rocket sformato
This beauty of a recipe, called a sformato, originates from Italy – think of it as a soufflé having a flirtation with a crustless quiche.
Midweek meals
Dukkah-spiced pork with lentil, beetroot, feta and rocket salad
Dukkah-spiced pork works wonderfully with lentils, beetroot and feta in this salad recipe. Make for dinner and any leftovers can be eaten for lunch.
Italian vegetarian
Roasted mushrooms with rocket pesto
Try these flavoursome roasted mushrooms, with a punchy rocket pesto, as an easy starter or satisfying lunch.
Fennel
Fennel, rocket and herb salad with dijon vinaigrette
A simple fennel and rocket salad, topped with toasted almonds for added crunch. This light side will sit nicely alongside any dinner party main.
New potatoes
Warm new potato, rocket and smoked mackerel salad
Warm new potatoes, peppery rocket and a pack of smoked mackerel make up this satisfying yet cheap, simple and balanced salad.
April seasonal
Rocket pesto
This rocket pesto recipe, with added wild rocket, is more peppery and punchier than the traditional recipe.
Italian pastas
Pappardelle with broad beans and rocket
Giorgio Locatelli's pasta recipe should be made in springtime when young broad beans are in season and are beautifully sweet.
Risottos
Lemony pea and rocket risotto with salmon steaks
The lemon-scented pea and rocket risotto adds a lovely citrus twist to this simple salmon fillet recipe. It would also work well with some firm, white fish.
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