Rocket is prolific at the moment. If you don’t have any in your backyard, make sure you buy the outdoor- grown stuff, as it has a much more wild, peppery flavour than the hydroponic version.
Ingredients
2 | Red onions, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges |
500 g | Wild rocket, leaves (Main) |
8 | Baby beetroots, peeled and halved lengthways |
6 Tbsp | Olive oil |
1 Tbsp | Brown sugar |
4 Tbsp | Pumpkin seed paste, ready-made or roast 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds and blitz to a paste |
1 | Lemon, freshly juiced |
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- Preheat the oven to 180C. Put onions and beets in a bowl with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Toss to coat. Transfer to roasting dish and roast about 30 minutes.
- With a stick blender or whisk, mix the pumpkin seed paste, lemon juice and brown sugar, then gradually add 4 tablespoons olive oil, as you continue to whisk.
- Arrange the rocket in a large bowl with the onions and beetroot.
- Dress with the pumpkin seed vinaigrette, and serve.