What's this rocket they is banging on about?

[monty]

I'm talking about the stuff they put in salad. I still prefer a Cos, now marketed as round lettice, to the fancy alternatives. Rocket seems to be about the most expensive. Does it really taste so much better that it's worth paying three or four times the price? Or is aimed at people with more money than taste buds? .It is also sold with the leaves picked which turns out to be ideal for salominella.

[phtumshk]

im afraid i cant help ya, the only time i say yes to a salad is with a kebab.

[Perpetua]

I'm an iceberg kinda gal myself . . . . but only the ' heart ' of it not those manky and tough outside leaves.

[Postmodern Smoking]

Rocket leaves taste very different to a lettuce...

The young tender leaves carry a bitter peppery flavor that makes it mostly a salad vegetable. Rocket leaves have a sweet, nutty flavor when they're young but start developing a strong spicy flavor as they mature

Whilst I like them, as part of a salad, I also like bog standard lettuce too!

[jtc]

Yes I don't mind a few leaves thrown into the salad but iceberg lettuce I likes as the main leaf.
They do a goats cheese pizza at a restaurant around the corner which has rocket on and that goes lovely

[thebishman]

For the last month ive been on a "back to training and living healthy" kick.

Rocket has been in my salad wraps i take to work. As said above...it gives a nice peppery twang. Also super good for you

[gill2009]

Jun 17, 2017 18:55:54 GMT Perpetua said:

I'm an iceberg kinda gal myself . . . . but only the ' heart ' of it not those manky and tough outside leaves.

  With you there Mandy  ...only the heart for me

[tim]

Jun 17, 2017 18:55:54 GMT Perpetua said:

I'm an iceberg kinda gal myself . . . . but only the ' heart ' of it not those manky and tough outside leaves.

Ahhh. So that's why you're all heart Mandy. Nothing to do with having vampire tendencies after all....

[DaveJ]

Jun 17, 2017 18:34:18 GMT monty said:

I'm talking about the stuff they put in salad. ....

Ah!

I really hate those places who throw a few rocket leaves next to the main item on ya plate and then describe it as a "salad". It ain't. Those green leaves are just one ingredient that needs to be combined with other items before you can call it a salad. Many times, it might better be described as a garnish.

Oh - and, for what it's worth, I prefer Cos in my salads too. *shrug*