Watercress is hard to find - so much so that many of you may have never tasted it or even heard of it. It is delicious! It's spicy and oddly radish-y, so needs to be tamed down with a good dressing. It's also finicky, but so very worth taking the time to care for it properly (Look at the nutritional information below). I was so excited to find mine in a local spring last week as it's so hard to find in a grocery store!!
Watercress Salad
4 slices whole grain bread, chopped or ground into crumbs
3-4 tablespoon oil
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup oil
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
½ sweet onion, slivered
4 cups watercress, chopped just before assembling
8 ounces mushrooms , sliced very thin
1. Fry bread crumbs on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until brown, about 3-5 minutes. Remove to glass plate to cool.
2. Mix lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, mustard, honey and salt with a fork until well blended and set this dressing aside.
3. Prepare veggies as indicated, saving watercress til last… soak in ice water briefly if wilted, then chop and dry just before combining all and serving! Combine all.
*Use dressing to taste!
Look here to access nutrition information:
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/watercress.html
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