#Watercress

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One Pot Chinese Noodle Soup with Scallops, Mushrooms, and Tofu Puffs

[morethansalad]

Harissa Chickpea and Eggplant Pizzas with Tahini (Vegan)

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Sunlit Watercress

Watercress flowering in the afternoon sunlight, along the bank of the River Shep, at RSPB Fowlmere.

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Watercress vendor on the Parisian streets

French vintage postcard

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Watercress and Rocket Soup (Vegetarian)

A simple potage, this Watercress and Rocket Soup is warming on a cold and rainy night, and brings a little bright green piquancy to your dinner! Happy Tuesday!

Ingredients (serves 2):

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 ½ tablespoon olive oil

a small onion

a medium potato

2 cups watercress, thoroughly rinsed and spin-dried

1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

1 lemon

3 ½ cup water

2 cup garden rocket, thoroughly rinsed and spin-dried

a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream, to serve (optional)

Melt butter with olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Peel and chop onion. Add to the saucepan, and cook, 3 minutes until softened.

Peel potato and cut into dices. Add potato dices into the saucepan, stirring to coat in butter and oil. Cook, 1 minute. 

Stir in half of the watercress, and cook, a couple of minutes, until just wilted. Squeeze in the juice of half of the lemon.

Season with coarse sea salt and black pepper, and stir in water. Bring to the boil, then, reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid, and simmer, 20 to 25 minutes, until potatoes are tender.

Stir remaining watercress and garden rocket into the saucepan, and cook, about 2 to 3 minutes, until softened but still bright green.

Remove saucepan from the heat, and squeeze in the juice of the remaining lemon halve. Using a hand-held blender, carefully process until very smooth. Keep warm.

Serve Watercress and Rocket Soup hot, with a dollop of crème fraîche, a sprinkle of black pepper and a few rocket leaves, if desired.

[wildrungarden]

5/4/24 ~ started another tray! This time with these new little containers I got so I won’t have to worry about transplanting so soon. I took an up close so you can see what all I’ve started ☺️

This is the first year I’m starting some cut flower seeds. I didn’t start all I ordered - but throwing a few in there!

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Today's Haiku with Picture 564

Watercresses

White flowers bloom

In a large group

クレッソン

白い花をば

集団で

(2023.04.16)

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Green Goddess Pasta Salad

[morethansalad]

Chilled Cucumber-Honeydew Gazpacho with Lemon, Dill, Tarragon, and Basil (Vegan)

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Flowering Watercress

Watercress flowers and seedpods in the afternoon sunlight, at RSPB Ouse Fen.

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Watercress vendor on the Parisian streets

French vintage postcard

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Lemon chicken and watercress traybake

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Smoked Haddock and Apple Watercress Salad

A salad of sharp tastes and flavours where the peppery of the watercress beautifully balances the smokiness of the fish, both enhanced by the delicious acidity of a Granny Smith, this Smoked Haddock and Apple Watercress Salad is a delightfully light yet filling lunch on a sunny Winter day. Happy Tuesday!

Ingredients (serves 2):

2 heaped cups fresh watercress, thoroughly rinsed and spin-dried

half a large Granny Smith Apple, rinsed

half a lemon

150 grams/ounces good quality smoked haddock

2 tablespoons Vinaigrette Dressing 

Place watercress into a medium bowl; set aside.

Core and dice Granny Smith Apple. Squeeze a little of the lemon juice over the apple dices, tossing to coat well.

Add Granny Smith dices to the watercress.

Peel the skin off the smoked haddock (your neighbourhood's cats and local magpies will love it!) and flake the smoked fish into the bowl.

Thoroughly squeeze in remaining lemon juice, and drizzle generously with Vinaigrette. Toss gently to coat and combine.

Serve Smoked Haddock and Apple Watercress Salad immediately, or chill until serving time. It pairs beautifully with a nice, tangy Australian Chardonnay, well-chilled.

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これはクレソンだと思うんだけど、フェンスの向こうなので取れない（4月8日）