Watercress, WHAT To DO WITH IT?

[gatorgrrl]

I could think of just adding it to a salad, but was wanting some input as to what would be really good to use it for. I have never used it before and I bought a batch and need to use it.

Also I have a ton of beets and I juiced and juiced them and I am sick of beet juice, now what? Any good uses?

[Matilda]

So maybe this will be a partial help...

The last restaurant I worked at had a delicious beet and watercress salad. Now mind you it was roasted beets...but you can use this as a stepping stone?
It was roasted beets topped with watercress, walnuts, a walnut vinaigrette, and a drizzle of olive oil. (well it alternated between hazelnuts and walnuts). It was my favorite salad.

I went to a raw restaurant once and they put the beets thru the spiralizer for a salad. I think it was tossed with pears and maybe walnuts, but I don't remember what kind of dressing that was used.

Okay, that's all I have. ;)

[gatorgrrl]

Thanks Matilda,

I will try that sometime. Do you or anyone know of a non-salad use for them and they don't have to be used together. I love salads, but I am picky as to how I eat them and these are two things that are no-no's on my salad, LOL.

[lily]

One of my favourite ways of using watercress is as a smoothie. I peel and slice a large juicy mango and whizz it with a bunch of watercress. It's yummy.

I also like a salad made from sliced sweet pear and watercress, tossed in a light vinaigrette dressing made from cider vinegar and olive oil.

Beetroots, you can peel and cut into very thin slices, then sandwich the slices with a savoury nut or seed cream to make raw beetroot ravioli.

lily

[EastCoastie]

It is good for juicing. It's good chopped up in salad.

EC

[Brianna]

I usually eat watercress in salads. Beets are also great shredded in salads.

[RowanC]

1 beet, peeled and shredded
1 sweet apple, scrubbed and shredded
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped coursely

Mix it all up and YUMMERS!
One of my favorite salads - I also love Alissa's beet/pear salad which is similar.

[gatorgrrl]

Hey,

I found a use for my watercress. I made Nori rolls and dressed them on the sides with watercress and my recipe for patte that I use with my nori's garnished with beets and almonds. It was sooooooo good and I overate.

The other dish is a pizza I fixed last week and a special garlic dressing.

Well I thought my pics were resized but I guess they weren't. If I figure out how to do it right later I will post.

[gatorgrrl]

Ok here they are. I figured it out.

[thaturhanna]

In Brazil we usually made a juice of 2 orange and watercress (your taste), It's "divine"!!!

[gatorgrrl]

liked the looks of that so much I made it my avator.

Hmm that orange and watercress sounds good.

When I get up the nerve I made try that. A few weeks ago I put sprouts in my fruit smoothie and it was wonderful, but 5 minutes later I threw up and didn't stop for a half hour. I haven't mixed greens with fruit since.

[Svadhyaya]

Beautiful pictures!
Raw food is the prettiest food in the world......

[gatorgrrl]

Beautiful pictures!
Raw food is the prettiest food in the world......

Thank you.

Yes, it sure is. Cookig food sucks the life and the color right out of food.