Rocket Salad with Balsamic Dressing and Shaved Parmesan
Recipe video above. A classic side salad that makes an appearance on fine dining restaurants and local bistros! It goes with virtually every Western dish, with the pepper flavour of rocket lettuce making it ideal to pair with rich meat-heavy or carb heavy mains like pastas and roasts.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Total Time5 minutesmins
Course: Side Salad
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: Arugula salad, Rocket salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 105cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
150g / 5 oz rocket / arugula(4 big handfuls)
15g / 0.5ozparmesan, shaved finely using vegetable peeler
Balsamic Dressing:
1tbspbalsamic vinegar
2 1/2tbspextra virgin olive oil
1/2tspeach salt and pepper
Instructions
Shake Balsamic Dressing in jar.
Place rocket in a bowl, drizzle with Dressing then toss.
Transfer to serving bowl. Shave over parmesan. Serve immediately.
Notes
Balsamic Glaze Option: Just drizzle rocket with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss. Then drizzle with about 2 tsp balsamic glaze. Transfer to serving bowl, shave over parmesan.This version has great little intense pops of flavour against the fresh rocket!