Lamb’s lettuce, rocket, oak leaves and other ready-to-use baby sprouts from Bonduelle can also be cooked! 7 ideas to avoid wasting half the bag leftover in the fridge.
1. A pesto for appetizers: lamb’s lettuce or rocket are perfect through the blend with some garlic, parmesan or pecorino, pine nuts or almonds, olive oil and salt. There you go, a tasty pesto dip!
2. Pasta toppings: in some butter, chopped onions and smoked bacon bits, add two or three handful of salad leaves and a Bonduelle can of mushrooms, pour some cream, let it cook and it’s ready! Serve with pasta, some ground pepper and a small mountain of parmesan.
3. A cheesy green soup: for a melting and comforting soup, cook half a salad (rocket, lamb’s lettuce) bag with a chopped onion or leek and one or two diced potatoes. When it is time for diner, bring a few choices of melted cheese and mix them with the soup to get a delicious cream of salad.
4. Quick puff pastry: use packaged spinach to make small puff pastry reminding of Greece. Cook them quickly with some onion or garlic, in some oil or butter, mix them with cheese (feta or goat), a whisked egg and nutmeg. Shape small pocket of puff pastry, brown them some egg yolk and in the oven they go!
5. A hot and cold pizza: customise your homemade and frozen pizzas by topping them with raw rocket leaves after cooking. Do not forget to drizzle some olive oil and peeled parmesan, if not even some cherry tomatoes cut in half. Guaranteed beautiful effect!
6. A burger: hamburgers and other sandwiches are often tastier with some green inside. Add your lamb’s lettuce, rocket, oak leaves, iceberg or baby sprouts leftovers in this delicious homemade butter: lightly toasted bread, cooked steak, a slice of cheese, slices of onion, packaged salad, any sauce you lie... Yummm, tasty.
7. Spring rolls: a bit of spare time to cook and someone to impress? Soak rice paper in water (find them at the "world food" isle in supermarkets), put them on a cloth and top them with a few well matched ingredients (shrimps, cooked chicken, grated carrots, rice noodles, packaged salad leaves, fresh mint...), fold the sides, roll and put aside. To dip in a nuoc-mâm sauce with some sugar and lime lemon juice.
Before cooking remember: packaged salads should be kept in the coldest part of the fridge and once open, should be eaten within 24 hours all this while respecting the expiration date.