Baked Chevre With Watercress And Spinach Food

SPINACH-AND-WATERCRESS DIP

Steps:

• Wash spinach; drain, but do not dry. Transfer to a large stockpot. Cover, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until wilted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a clean kitchen towel, and squeeze out excess liquid. Let cool slightly; coarsely chop. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate, and let cool slightly.
• Whisk together yogurt and lemon zest and juice in a medium bowl. Stir in spinach, onion, and watercress; season with salt and pepper. Garnish with watercress sprigs, and serve with lettuce leaves for dipping.

SPINACH AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the spinach, watercress and onion in a bowl. Whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Pour over the salad and toss to coat well. Serve immediately on chilled plates.

SPINACH & WATERCRESS SOUP

Steps:

• Put the spinach, watercress, spring onion, vegetable stock, avocado, cooked rice, lemon juice and mixed seeds in a blender with seasoning. Whizz until smooth. Heat until piping hot. Scatter over some toasted seeds if you want added crunch.

SPINACH & WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together oil and lemon juice, then season. In a bowl, mix the leaves and onion. Drizzle dressing over and toss to combine.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH CHEVRE-WALNUT CUPS

Steps:

• Sherry Vinaigrette:.
• In a small microwave safe bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Add the shallot. While whisking slowly, pour in the olive oil and whisk until mixture thickens slightly. Set aside.
• Walnut Cups:.
• Preheat oven to 350 and grease a mini muffin tin. Combine the walnuts and salt in a food processor and pulse to finely grind walnuts. Add the flour and egg white and process till well mixed. Place about 1 T of mixture into each greased mini muffin cup and press on bottom and sides to form cups. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes till golden. Remove and let cool completely on wire rack.
• Salad:.
• Rinse spinach well, remove stems and pat dry. Rinse and dry the watercress and mint.
• Preheat the oven to 375. Put 1-2 T of chevre in each walnut cup. Drizzle with a little of the vinaigrette and top with a walnut half, if desired. Place on a baking sheet.
• in a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, watercress, mint, garlic and oregano to combine.
• Bake the filled walnut cups for about 4 minutes, till bubbling.
• Put the vinaigrette in a loosely covered container in the microwave and heat on high for 1 1/2 minutes, till bubbline hot. Uncover carefully and whisk to blend.
• Put one-eighth of the greens on each salad plate. Top with one of the warm walnut cups and immediately drizzle the hot dressing over each plate. Season with pepper if desired and serve immediately.
• For an entree version of this salad, you could add some cooked chicken.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH WATERCRESS OR SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place in the bottom of an oven proof dish.
• Cover with the sliced onion and pour over the white wine.
• Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Place the watercress or spinach in a liquidizer.
• When the chicken is cooked, drain off the cooking liquid onto the watercress or spinach.
• Add the cream cheese to the liquid and blnd until smooth.
• Pour the liquid into a saucepan and heat, seasoning to taste with the vegetable bouillon powder.
• When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven and slice.
• place the sliced chicken on serving plates and coat with the sauce.
• Serve with salad.

SPINACH AND WATERCRESS IN CREAM

Steps:

• Pick over the spinach and discard tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse and drain well. There should be about 8 cups, loosely packed.
• Cut off the tough ends of the watercress. Rinse and drain well. There should be about 3 1/2 cups, loosely packed.
• Combine spinach, watercress, cream, butter, salt and a generous grinding of pepper in a saucepan. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Cook, turning the greens in the sauce, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

GOAT'S CHEESE & WATERCRESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Put the flour and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the egg and about 1-2 tbsp water to form a soft dough. Knead well then wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Knead the pastry again and roll it out to line a 20cm loose-bottomed flan tin (the pastry won't shrink, so no need to chill). Patch holes with spare pastry and brush the base and sides with egg.
• For the filling, fry the onion in the oil until just soft, add the watercress and cook until just wilted. Beat the eggs and milk and stir in the watercress mixture and goat's cheese.
• Season and if you like, add a pinch of nutmeg. Put the flan tin on a bakingsheet and bake the pastry blind for 5 minutes. Add the filling and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 180C/gas 4/ fan 160C and cook for 25-30 minutes or until lightly set.

BAKED CHEVRE WITH WATERCRESS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Coat the goat cheese with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Dust with bread crumbs and refrigerate for 1 hour. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the Sherry vinegar, garlic and mustard in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Whisk in the remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Place the breaded goat-cheese pieces on the baking sheet. Bake in the oven until golden brown and soft, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the greens to the vinaigrette. Toss and divide among 6 salad plates. Place the warm goat cheese in the middle of each plate and garnish with sun-dried tomatoes.