Watercress

Watercress is a fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants

Watercress is used in salads, sandwiches, to garnish fish, roast chicken or duck, and is also used in sauces and soups.

Watercress is grown in a number of counties of the UK, most notably, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset, although the first commercial cultivation was along the River Ebbsfleet in Kent. Alresford, near Winchester, is often considered the watercress capital of Britain (to the extent that a steam railway line is named after the famous local crop)

It small green leaves have a sharp, pungent, peppery flavor.

Watercress is rich in vitamin C, calcium, iron and folic acid. It is a cruciferous plant containing anti-cancer phytochemicals such as beta-carotene and flavonoids.

Relevant Recipes for Watercress

Recipe Names

1. Arugula And Watercress Salad
2. Barleyed Oxtail And Watercress Soup
3. Beef Paillards With Watercress Salad
4. Border Grill Watercress And Orange Salad
5. Broccoli, Orange And Watercress Salad
6. Carrot And Watercress Terrine
7. Chicken Escalopes With Watercress-Green Onion Mayonnaise
8. Chilled Watercress Soup
9. Chinese Gingery Sole And Watercress Soup
10. Citrus And Watercress Salad
11. Cream Of Watercress Soup
12. Creamy Watercress Soup
13. Crispy Asian Lacquered Poussin With Watercress, Shiitake And Black Bean Noodle Stir-fry
14. Crispy Striped Bass With Sauteed Baby Morels And A Watercress Sauce
15. Cucumber Red Onion and Watercress
16. Cucumber Watercress Salad
17. Dandelion Watercress Timbales With Cajun Crayfish Etouffee
18. Fennel, Watercress, And Endive Salad With Toasted Pine Nuts
19. Feta, Pear, And Watercress Salad
20. Fried Panela And Watercress Salad
21. Frontier Buffalo Cowboy Steak On Watercress And Totsoi
22. Gingered Fish And Watercress Soup
23. Goat Cheese And Watercress Tea Sandwiches
24. Goat Cheese-Walnut Souffles With Watercress-Frisee Salad
25. Grenadine Of Veal With Cream Of Watercress, Spaghetti Of Car
26. Grilled Blue Fish On Watercress With Warm Bacon Dressing
27. Grilled Salmon With Potato and Watercress Salad
28. Heart Of Romaine And Watercress With Basil Anchovy Sauce
29. Hot And Sour Shrimp With Watercress And Walnuts
30. Iceberg And Watercress Salad With Blue Cheese Dressing
31. Lobster In Wild Watercress Dressing
32. Marinated Scallops And Watercress Salad
33. Mom's Potato Watercress Salad
34. Pan Fried Peppered Halibut With Pears And Watercress
35. Pasta Frittata With Watercress And Sausage
36. Pasta Frittata With Watercress And Sausage
37. Pear, Endive And Watercress Salad
38. Pear, Endive And Watercress Salad With Gorgonzola Crostini
39. Pinto Beans With Watercress
40. Platter Of Fennel, Red Pepper, Beetroot, Watercress
41. Poached Salmon Fillets With Watercress Mayonnaise
42. Roasted Beet Salad Watercress, Lentils & Sopressata
43. Roasted Beet Salad W Watercress, Lentils, Sopressata & Tale
44. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds On Watercress And Pear Salad
45. Salad Of Fresh Watercress With Baby Tomatoes And A Sherry Vinaigrette
46. Salmon Mousse With Watercress Sauce
47. Sauteed Kohlrabi And Watercress
48. Sea Bass Amandine On Watercress
49. Shrimp Salad with White Beans, Mint Oil and Watercress
50. Smoked Carpaccio w Grilled Potato, Asparagus & Watercress

Recipe Ingredients

1. Apple-Walnut Salad
2. Arugula And Watercress Salad
3. Arugula Canapes
4. Asian Noodle Bowl With Ham
5. Asparagus And Mushroom Salad With Shaved Parmesan
6. Avocado Chef Salad
7. Baby Beets And Pistachio Crusted Goat Cheese On Frisee
8. Baby Greens With Almond Vinaigrette
9. Baguettes With Smoked Salmon And Dill Butter
10. Bak-O-Bayou Salad
11. Bar Room Slaw (The Four Seasons Restaurant)
12. Barleyed Oxtail And Watercress Soup
13. Beef Fondue
14. Beef Paillards With Watercress Salad
15. Beef Wellington (Gourmet Mag)
16. Beet And Apple Salad
17. Beet Dip
18. Beets and Onions Vinaigrette
19. Belgian Endive Stuffed With Crabmeat Ravigote
20. Berries And Greens
21. Beverly Hills Crown Alligator Pear Salad
22. Bitter Greens And Vegetable Salad
23. Black Bean Flan
24. Black Lentil And Kasha Salad
25. Black Pepper-Crusted Standing Rib Roast Au Jus
26. Bleu Cheese Crostini With Sancerre Syrup And Peppery Lettuce
27. Boeuf A La Ficelle
28. Boneless Cornish Hen With Port Orange Sauce
29. Border Grill Watercress And Orange Salad
30. Bread Salad
31. Brie Pinwheel
32. Broccoli, Orange And Watercress Salad
33. Broiled Beef With Mushroom Stuffing
34. Broiled Chicken with Rosemary
35. Brown Derby's Cobb Salad
36. Butter Poached Sturgeon
37. Buttered Peas And Pearl Onions
38. Caesar Salad
39. Caribbean Mahi Mahi (10 PTS)
40. Carrot And Watercress Terrine
41. Caviar And Salmon Parfait
42. Centerpiece Salmon Salad With Tarragon Honey Mustard Dressing
43. Cheese-Crusted Chicken With Cream
44. Chicken "Schnitzel" With Arugula Salad
45. Chicken Breasts A La Dijon
46. Chicken Burritos
47. Chicken Escalopes With Watercress-Green Onion Mayonnaise
48. Chicken Salad With Green Beans And Basil Mayonnaise
49. Chilled Cucumber And Bell Pepper Soup
50. Chilled Lobster Salad With Basil-Lime Salsa