Comments on: Rocket / Arugula / Rucola

By: Baki

Baki — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:11:25 +0000

I had good results with growing arugula in the dry season, means from december upt to march. Less humid and a semi-shadow place to grow will help. Try arugula sprouts in a boring green salad or on a sandwich…you have to sprout them yourself but its well worth the effort.
Recently I have found a kind of sour tasting leaf on salcedo market at this herb guy. I remember this kind of greens from Greece and Germany and it comes from the portulaca family. Very nice in salads, on sandwiches or in a hot pot soup!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:47:35 +0000

Shared some of my arugula salad with some co-workers who ten declared it as fascinating with the taste that they likened to “sinusunog na gulong ng kotse”. I immediately declared them as Culinary Peasants!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:11:00 +0000

I think you have passed a certain threshold in the food scene when you start searching for bitter greens like arugula… it must be the western equivalent of ampalaya or something… it is great with olive oil and lemon juice!

By: rina

rina — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:09:38 +0000

i sometimes crave for a salad of rocket with tuna, diced tomatoes & kalamata olives simply dressed with olive oil, lemon juice and freshly cracked black pepper.

By: Hchie

Hchie — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:26:26 +0000

I just love digging into a salad of greens and munching these crunchy, bitter leaves. I tried growing them but only got a handful from a packet of seeds. It’s wonderful topped on a rustic thin-crust pizza with cheese, shrimp, walnuts and pears.