This section covers salad accompaniments like radish, celery, spring onion, red onions (including the Tropea Rossa shown on BBC Gardeners World 22/12/06), cucumber and of course, Rocket (wild and cultivated). Please note that Italian cucumbers are very different to English ones. They are all for indoor cultivation and have a cucumber taste when smaller and like melons when larger. They are great, but don't expect them to taste like the one's from your local greengrocer !!
An old vegetable not used much these days. Not a radish, but consumed in the same way. Long white roots ideal dressed with vinegarette. The young leaves can be added to salads also. Sow Mar-May and Aug-Oct.
Classic flat red Onion used widely across Italy. Sweet tasting, so can also be used raw in salads, as well as for cooking. 840 seeds. Sow Feb-Mar and harvest Jul-Aug.
Regional flat red onion variety from Savona in the North of Italy. The red skin in translucent, making the onion look almost pink. 1400 seeds. Sow Mar-May and Jul-Nov.
As featured on BBC Gardeners World by Monty Don, 22/12/06. This onion is a speciality of Calabria where the seed is still produced. A recent article in the UK press claims the Italian Tropea Rossa onion is one of the ingredients used to make Viagra !!! It
NEW FOR 2008- Mid/Early. Large elongated bulb, reddish/purple skin with a firm rosy flesh. Ideal for eating raw due to it's mild flavour and high sugar content. Sow Mar-May. @840. £1.59
Garden quality wild rocket. Stronger flavour than the cultivated variety (some say a better flavour), with a smaller leaf area. A must have, and great value as there are 6000 seeds. Cut and come again (2-3 times). Sow Mar-May and Aug-Sep.
Restaurant quality wild rocket for when only the finest ingredients will do. Use in salads, making rocket 'Pesto' and to top 'Bresaola & Rucola' Pizza's. Very peppery. Cut and come again (upto 4 times). Recommended by Cucina Caldesi as used in their r
