What's a rocket???

Question

I got the Cafe Paradiso (favorite restaurant from our honeymoon in Cork City) cookbook for Christmas, and one of the recipes calls for 200g "rockets." Anybody know what they might be referring to?

Answer 1

Rocket is a type of brassica, an annual whose leaves are used raw for salads or cooked as an ingredient in stews, soups, etc.

Answer 2

Rocket is a leafy green that you have in Salad???

Answer 3

leafy veg a bit like spinach