Roquette, aka rocket, aragula, rucola, has a slightly bitter and peppery taste. Most often used as a salad leaf, it makes a great pesto too, especially when basil is out of season. The bitterness is moderated by the other ingredients. To a small food processor add 120g (4¼ oz) of roquette leaves, ½ a cup…… Continue reading roquette pesto
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baked eggs with yoghurt and chilli
A delightful brunch made with open range eggs and home-grown roquette and spinach. Adapted from a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi from his cookbook Plenty. Preheat your oven to 150ºC (300ºF). In a large pan heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and cook 300g (10½ oz) of roquette and spinach with a sprinkling of salt. When…… Continue reading baked eggs with yoghurt and chilli
roasted monkfish with crushed potatoes
Once known as poor man’s lobster (before the price of fish went up) Monkfish has firm sweet flesh and the fillets have no bones as the fish is generally over a metre long. The recipe is adapted from one by Rick Stein. Preheat the oven to 200C (400F). Season the monkfish with salt and set it aside for…… Continue reading roasted monkfish with crushed potatoes
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