Simple Watercress Salad Food

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl or food processor, whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, and sea salt until mixed well.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the oil slowly, while mixing constantly until the dressing is well blended. Season with sea salt and pepper and any other spices you'd like.
• Lightly rinse off any dirt and shake or pat watercress dry. Snip the stems with leaves off roots (if attached) and disccardany thick stems that may be touggh to eat, keepingg thin stems. (both are edible!
• Then, dress watercress with the vinaigrette, and serve as a side or base to your favorite protein!

SIMPLE WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a salad bowl. Slowly whisk in oil. Add watercress and toss with vinaigrette to evenly coat. Serve immediately.

WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together juice, sugar and oil. Toss well with nuts and greens. Season and check.

WATERCRESS CAESAR SALAD

Steps:

• Mash the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt with a fork in the bottom of a large salad bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, anchovy paste and mustard. Whisk in the lemon juice, then the olive oil. Stir in 2 tablespoons Parmesan and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the watercress to the bowl and toss to coat in the dressing. Top with the almonds and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.

WATERCRESS AND MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Soak and wash the watercress and dry.
• Open the can of sliced mandarin oranges. Preserve half the syrup in the can.
• Add the balsamic vinegar to the remaining mandarin syrup.
• Toss watercress, mandarins and pour the vinaigrette over.
• Add your olive oil and mix everything together.
• Arrange into nice shallow salad plates and add the almond only when serving as they will get soggy.
• Now sit back and watch your guests enjoy!

WATERCRESS AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl, then whisk in salt to taste.
• Gently toss all salad ingredients together in a bowl. Add just enough dressing to coat, then serve immediately.

WATERCRESS & ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine watercress and oranges. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.

WINTER FRUIT AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss apples and lemon juice. Arrange watercress on a large serving platter. Top with the grapes, onions and apples., In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine lemon juice, oil, honey, salt and pepper; shake well. Drizzle 1/2 cup over salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate salad and remaining salad dressing until serving. Serve remaining dressing on the side. Garnish with lemon and mint if desired.

WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off and discard tough ends of watercress. Rinse watercress and drain well. Pat or spin dry.
• Put mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a salad bowl. Blend with a wire whisk. Add oil, beating with whisk.
• Add watercress and chopped onion. Sprinkle with parsley, toss and serve

EASY TOFU AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Cut watercress into 1 1/2-inch lengths. Combine with tofu, bean sprouts, grape tomatoes, tuna, and green onion in a large bowl.
• Mix shoyu, olive oil, sugar, sesame seeds, ginger, and garlic together in a bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad (a little goes a long way) and toss before serving.

AVOCADO AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together vinegar, onion, apple, soy sauce, and sugar until sugar has dissolved, then stir in oil.
• Just before serving, toss watercress with enough dressing to coat. Quarter, pit, and peel avocado, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Gently toss with watercress.

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.

SPINACH AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Wash spinach and watercress and remove tough stems and discard.
• Add spinach and watercress to a bowl and add 2 trays of ice cubes.
• Place in refrigerator to chill for about 1/2 hour.
• When chilled, discard ice cubes, drain.
• Tear spinach into smaller bite size pieces.
• Add spinach and watercress to a large bowl.
• Finely grate zest from one orange.
• Remove skins from both oranges and discard.
• Slice oranges thinly across the grain and cut in half.
• Remove and discard any seeds.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, raspberry vinegar, Dijon mustard, sugar, salt and black pepper until incorporated.
• Pour dressing mixture over spinach and watercress; toss well to coat.