Watercress And Potato Salad Food

WATERCRESS AND CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the watercress, grapefruit supremes and juice, orange supremes and juice, olive oil and some salt and pepper in a large bowl. Gently toss to combine. Serve immediately.

MOM'S POTATO WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Quarter potatoes and place in a medium saucepan, cover with water, and place over high heat to bring water to a boil. Boil potatoes until just tender, 10 minutes. Drain and return to warm sauce pan. Drizzle potatoes with a touch of oil and let stand 5 minutes in warm pot to dry them out.
• Transfer cooked potatoes to a bowl. Combine yogurt, oil, and horseradish and pour over potatoes. Coarsely chop the leafy tops of watercress and add to the mixing bowl with potatoes. Sprinkle a little coarse salt over the bowl and toss salad to coat evenly. Adjust salt to your taste and serve at room temperature.

GRILLED POTATO SALAD WITH WATERCRESS, GREEN ONIONS AND BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat grill. Toss potatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill until golden brown on both sides and just cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Combine the vinegar, shallot, mustard and oil. Toss the potatoes in the vinaigrette. Using tongs remove potatoes from the vinaigrette. Toss the watercress and onion in the remaining vinaigrette. Place the potatoes onto the platter and top with blue cheese. Arrange the quail and watercress on top.
• Combine both peppers and salt in a small bowl. Brush quail with oil on both sides and season with the pepper mixture on skin side. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side.

SALMON WITH POTATO AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in medium saucepan and cover with cold water and 1 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 15 to 18 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and run under cold water to cool off; cut into quarters.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat; season salmon with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Cook salmon until opaque, about 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• In a large bowl, combine horseradish, vinegar, green onions, 3 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• Add potatoes and watercress, tossing to combine.

WARM NEW POTATO & SMOKED MACKEREL SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
• While the potatoes are cooking, mix the crème fraîche in a large bowl with the horseradish cream and lemon juice. Season well with freshly ground black pepper (there's no need for salt because of the saltiness of the smoked mackerel).
• Drain the potatoes, halve and set aside to cool down for a few minutes. Tip into the crème fraîche mix and stir so it coats them and becomes quite runny. Now add the smoked mackerel and watercress and toss gently together. Pile on two plates and serve straight away (it's best while still warm).

WATERCRESS, NEW POTATO & SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Boil 600g baby new potatoes for 15-20 mins. Cool, then halve. Mix together 6 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 small finely diced red onion, 1 crushed garlic clove, 2 tbsp capers and 1 pack chives, snipped.
• Mix potatoes and 2 x 213g cans salmon, flaked into bite-size pieces, with handful watercress. Drizzle over dressing.

WATERCRESS AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Time varies depending on the variety of potato. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, dice the bacon and saute until crisp. Drain on a towel. Dice and saute the red onion in the bacon fat until golden and crisp. Drain.
• In a large bowl combine next 7 ingredients and whisk until combined. Dressing will emulsify if you add the oil slowly, last, while whisking. Otherwise, stir before using -- no need to have it be emulsified.
• Slice potatoes and place in dresing. Sprinkle in the capers, bacon and onion.
• Add the washed and trimmed watercress just before serving.

WATERCRESS & POTATO SALAD WITH ANCHOVY DRESSING

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water for 8-10 mins until just tender, then drain and leave to cool. Prepare a bowl of iced water. In a separate pan, boil the beans for 3-4 mins until just cooked with a slight crunch. Drain, refresh in the iced water, then drain again. Keep all the salad ingredients separate until ready to serve.
• To make the dressing, use a mortar and pestle to crush the garlic with a tiny pinch of salt. Mash the anchovies into the garlic, then stir in the olive oil and red wine vinegar.
• When ready to serve, toss all the salad ingredients together with half the dressing, then serve the rest of the dressing separately for drizzling over.

SALMON WITH NEW POTATO & WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Take a square of foil and arrange the sliced shallots in the centre. Put the fish fillets on top, add 2 sprigs of dill and ½ tbsp of the vinegar. Close the foil, sealing it to make a parcel, and place on a baking tray. Put in the oven for 12 mins.
• Steam the potatoes for 6 mins. Add the beans and cook for 5 mins more. Put the remaining vinegar in a bowl with the oil, mustard, watercress, and most of the chopped dill and shallot, and mix well. Add the warm beans and potatoes, and gently toss together. Serve with the cooked fish, pouring over the juice from the parcel, and scatter over the remaining dill.

WARM POTATO SALAD WITH WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, then cook in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan of boiling salted water , uncovered, until just tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain in a colander.
• While potatoes are cooking, whisk together vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and sugar in a large heatproof bowl until combined, then stir in shallots and let stand until ready to use.
• Toss potatoes with vinegar mixture, then add oil and watercress, tossing gently to combine.

POTATO AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot, cover potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer, add 1 tablespoon salt, and let simmer until tender, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another saucepan, cover eggs with cold water and bring to a boil; remove from heat, cover, and let stand 12 minutes; cut potatoes into bite sized pieces (either slice or dice).
• Drain saucepan, and run eggs under cold water to cool; peel and roughly chop.
• In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, shallots, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; fold in potatoes, eggs, watercress, and chives.

PEPPERED MACKEREL, NEW POTATO & WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in plenty of boiling salted water until tender, about 15 mins. Drain and allow to cool for 10 mins. Make the dressing by mixing the mayo with most of the chives.
• Scatter half the watercress across a big platter or plate, chop the rest roughly and mix with half of the mackerel, the potatoes and mayo. Toss so that everything is covered in the dressing.
• Pile the mackerel-potato mix on top of the watercress, then top with the rest of the mackerel and chives.