cooked rocket - good idea or bad idea?

shortie_chik

Just wondering if anyone ever eats rocket cooked & what it's like?

This might be a ridiculous question, but I've only ever eaten it cold / raw, and that's the only way I've ever seen it served / suggested. :rolleyes:

So would it be as nice cooked? Probably thrown in to a stir-fry instead of spinach.

Dotcomdolly

I have had it in a chilli prawn linguini
and in a new potato, chorizo, potato bake I do
In both cases it is stirred through just before serving, so wilted rather than cooked.
I think it goes better with mediterannean flavours, can't imagine it in stir-fry tbh.

shortie_chik

Will throw a handful in at the end & see how it goes so. Thanks!

Mmmm chilli prawn linguini & new potato & chorizo bake sound delish! I know what's for dinner tomorrow!

Transform

works well mixed with some basil in a pesto but its going to wilt so not going to taste nice cooked

Dotcomdolly

shortie_chik wrote: »

Will throw a handful in at the end & see how it goes so. Thanks!

Mmmm chilli prawn linguini & new potato & chorizo bake sound delish! I know what's for dinner tomorrow!

Here's the recipe for the bake

500g baby new potatoes
200g chorizo cut into chunks
1 red + 1 yellow pepper cut into thick strips
1 jar Sacla tomato + chilli sauce
100ml water
thyme - dried or fresh

80g baby leaf spinach or rocket
creme fraiche or soured cream

mix all the ingredients except last 2 in a roasting dish. Cook at gas 6 for 40+ mins until everything is well cooked.

Stir in spinach/rocket to wilt. Serve with dollop of creme fraiche.

shortie_chik

yum yum yum! Thanks @dotcomdolly!

Transform

sounds lovely but you are well up on at least 1,500-2,000 cals for that bake so go easy on the portion sizes

Mellor

Transform wrote: »

sounds lovely but you are well up on at least 1,500-2,000 cals for that bake so go easy on the portion sizes

Very rough numbers;
Spuds are 470
Chorizo is 910
tomato/chilli 405

Brings it to 1800 (round up for the peppers)
So depending on how much creme fraiche is used between all portions

I'd say 2000-2200 calories total

Dotcomdolly

That recipe serves 4.
You could always omit the creme fraiche (I rarely use it) or use the half-fat one if you wanted to bring it down a bit.
Just checked the press and the chorizo I use is 280g and I always use half of one, so you also can reduce the chorizo to 150g and there is still lots. I cut it into half moons to make it go farther also.