Rocket Salad
A community recipe by MooncatNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
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Combine rocket, unpeeled sliced apple and pear, nuts and cheese in large bowl, toss well. Combine all dressing ingredients in a screwtop jar and shake until well combined. Pour 1/4 of the dressing over the salad, toss well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, shake remaining dressing well and drizzle a little over the salad, toss quickly. Eat immediately.
Combine arugula, unpeeled sliced apple and pear, nuts and cheese in large bowl, toss well. Combine all dressing ingredients in a screwtop jar and shake until well combined. Pour 1/4 of the dressing over the salad, toss well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, shake remaining dressing well and drizzle a little over the salad, toss quickly. Eat immediately.
Introduction
This is a really delicious salad that is a perfect accompaniment to a barbeque, pasta dish, meat or fish, or just on its own with fresh crusty bread.
This is a really delicious salad that is a perfect accompaniment to a barbeque, pasta dish, meat or fish, or just on its own with fresh crusty bread.
Ingredients
Serves: 2-4
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For the Salad
- 500 grams rocket (baby rocket leaves)
- 1 green apples (sliced thinly)
- 1 pear (fresh and firm, sliced thinly)
- 250 millilitres walnuts (or pecans, chopped)
- 250 millilitres Parmesan cheese (shaved)
For the Dressing
- 20 millilitres extra virgin olive oil
- 5 millilitres sesame oil
- 20 millilitres balsamic vinegar
- 5 millilitres light soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch of Maldon salt
- 1 pinch of black pepper
For the Salad
- 17⅔ ounces arugula (baby rocket leaves)
- 1 green apples (sliced thinly)
- 1 pear (fresh and firm, sliced thinly)
- 9 fluid ounces walnuts (or pecans, chopped)
- 9 fluid ounces Parmesan cheese (shaved)
For the Dressing
- 1 fluid ounce extra virgin olive oil
- fluid ounce asian sesame oil
- 1 fluid ounce balsamic vinegar
- fluid ounce light soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 pinch of sea salt flakes
- 1 pinch of black pepper
Method
Rocket Salad is a community recipe submitted by Mooncat and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Additional Information
Just add enough dressing to coat the leaves - if too much is added the salad will wilt very quickly.
Just add enough dressing to coat the leaves - if too much is added the salad will wilt very quickly.
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