Persian Rocca Salad

Rocca Salad is a tasty mix of arugula (rocket) with walnuts, pomegranate and a Persian dressing. It's a delicious salad with a Middle Eastern flavor.

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts
• 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses ((aka pomegranate concentrate))
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• Rocket (arugula and other lettuce leaves)
• 1/2 a cucumber (unpeeled and diced)
• 2 tomatoes (diced)
• 1/2 red onion (finely chopped)
• Handful fresh mint leaves (chopped)
• pomegranate seeds
• chopped parsely

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- For the dressing ---
2. 2Heat a dry frying pan, add the walnuts and toast for a few minutes until fragrant and golden.
3. 3Place half of the toasted walnuts into a mini food processor along with the oil, vinegar, pomegranate molasses and syrup. Whiz until combined. It will be slightly chunky.
4. 4--- For the salad ---
5. 5Gently toss the rest of the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
6. 6--- To serve ---
7. 7Divide the salad onto plates and serve drizzled with the dressing and sprinkled with the remaining walnuts, plus parsley and pomegranate seeds.