Recipes from Ingredient: rocket
Raw Courgette or Zucchini Salad
Some research has shown that some veggies are healthier raw rather than cooked as they will have more vitamins and minerals. Courgettes or zucchinis have a mild flavour with a slightly crisp texture which makes them suitable to be eaten raw in a salad. Furthermore they are packed full of ...
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Zingy Quinoa Salad
I usually prepare this salad when I have some leftover of cooked quinoa. I combine it with whatever herbs and crudités (raw vegetables) I have in my pantry. It’s really versatile! Most of all, it’s healthy and piquant! NB: you can do it in advance and keep it in the ...
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Spaghetti with a « Cheese, Mushrooms, Cherry Tomatoes & Pesto » salsa
It was a day when I could not decide what to cook that I concocted this sauce. Most of The ingredients chosen had to be used before the “best before” date. And pasta, more precisely spaghetti, is my preferred dish when I am not in the mood of cooking. The sauce ...
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Rainbow Rice Salad
Whenever I have leftover rice I love to use it to prepare this « rainbow named » salad which is nutritious, delicious and most of all zesty. I recommend to keep it in the fridge for 1 or 2 hours before serving it. There are no accurate measures of ingredients for this ...
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Puff Pastry Pizza with Vegetables & Cheeses
It’s easy, flaky, crispy, delicious and, most of all, quick to prepare if you use ready made puff pastry. When I tried it the first time with all the ingredients that I wanted to use, I was not sure it will work with this kind of pastry. It did and ...
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Rocket (Arugula or Rucola) Salad with Parmesan
This peppery plant is full of healthy benefits such as vitamins K, C and A. In addition, it contains fibre, folate and iron. It also contains 2 antioxidants that boost eyesight and protect the macula of your eyes from degeneration! There are 2 types of rocket salad: the common rocket ...
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Potato Salad – Mediterranean Style
We all know potato salad made with mayonnaise. This version is “healthier”, more colourful and has no mayonnaise. It is good as a vegan meal, on its own, or as an accompaniment to any meat, fish or chicken dish. You can add or replace the herbs that are in this ...
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Chicken and Wild Rocket Salad
This salad is easy and quick to prepare. I was inspired to do it when, one day, I only had one chicken breast left in my freezer (not enough to prepare my usual chicken escalopes) and, when foraging in my fridge, I found a little bag of wild rocket and ...
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Fattoush – Traditional Lebanese Mixed Salad
This is another famous Lebanese salad that initially was made by peasants to use up leftover raw greens, herbs, tomatoes…. and, last but not least, old (dry) Lebanese flat bread. Nowadays, it is very popular and to make it, we toast the bread (Some even fry the bread) then tear ...
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