Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

  • About

Method

Called rucola in Italian, raquette in French, or arugula in America, rocket is a slightly bitter salad leaf with a nutty, peppery flavour. Younger leaves are milder than the mature, which can get quite hot. Rocket is used mainly as a salad ingredient, most notably in the Italian dish that simply combines rocket and shaved parmesan cheese. It can be used as a pizza topping or added