Quick Watercress Salad

This recipe comes right from the website: http://watercress.com/watercressrecipes.aspx

What you'll need:
I bag of B&W Growers Watercress

For dressing:
1 tsp mixed peppercorn
1 tsp mustard seed (I only had mustard powder, a fine substitute)
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 T olive oil
1 T balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
mortar and pestle to mix dressing ingredients

Preparation
Freshen watercress in chilled water, about 10 minutes.
Use a mortar and pestle to mix and crush dressing ingredients together.
Drain, shake dry watercress. Add dressing. Toss. Serve.

This is so delicious I couldn't stop eating it out of the serving bowl. Serves 4, but I almost ate the whole thing.

Watercress farro salad with tart cherries

I found this beautiful recipe from "Love & Lemons"

http://www.loveandlemons.com/2015/04/06/watercress-farro-salad-tart-cherries/

Watercress and Dill Butter

A great topping for pasta, fish, chicken, vegetables, just about anything. Ingredients:

About 1/4 C watercress, 1/2 C butter, 2T dill

Chop and blend

Chill in refrigerator until firm.

Use all sorts of ways. I spread the watercress dill butter on naan.

Then added a tomato.

Then added brie. YUM. Enjoy.

Watercress Pesto is perfecto!

Watercress makes a perfect substitute (or improvement) for basil in a traditional pesto recipe.
Ingredients:

A great bunch of B&W Watercress

about 1/2 C shredded parmesan

about 1/4 C pine nuts

olive oil to blend, about 1/4 C

You can easily adjust the quantities of these ingredients to your personal taste.

Blend all ingredients until it becomes a paste-like texture.

You can use on pasta, like traditional pesto, or on vegetables, like I did.

Zucchini and mushrooms.

Cook at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, serve.

Enjoy!

Super Simple Elegant Appetizer

How about 3 ingredients? For a lovely appetizer? YES!

Ingredient measurements depend upon quantity you wish to make

B&W Watercress

watermelon

brie

You can change the cheese, the fruit even. There are so many fruit/cheese combinations that will work for this appetizer idea.

Simply cube watermelon, slice cheese, and then place a sprig of watercress on top.

Simple. Elegant. Delicious.

Why watercress?

A compelling video from "The Alternative Daily" as to why you should include B&W watercress in your diet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf9RaeFg7hI

If you go to watercress.com you will find direct links for Twitter and Facebook.

And find lots more information and facts about this superfood.

Vegan Watercress Smoothie

A big handful of B&W Watercress

3/4 C Coconut Milk

About 5 ice cubes

One Frozen Banana

5 Whole Strawberries

Place ingredients in blender and mix.

Pour into glass, enjoy!

It is SO easy to eat healthy!