25 BEST WAYS TO COOK WITH WATERCRESS
These tasty watercress recipes are such a welcome surprise! From stir-fry to salad to soup and pizza, watercress is a wonderful addition to many dishes.
Provided by insanelygood
Categories Recipe Roundup
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep a watercress recipe in 30 minutes or less!
Nutrition Facts :
WATERCRESS AND POTATO SOUP
Blend peppery watercress with potato and shallot for a satisfying soup.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, garlic, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Stir in the watercress and cook 5 minutes more. Remove from the heat, discard the thyme and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full per batch).
- Stir in the cream and reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency and seasoning with additional water, salt and pepper.
- Serve hot sprinkled with almonds and chives.
POTATO-WATERCRESS SOUP WITH PESTO
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, appetizer
Time 50m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- To make the soup, cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 30 minutes. When cool enough to handle, slip off the skins and pass through a ricer. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 8 cups of the watercress and blanch for 5 seconds. Immediately drain and refresh under cold running water. Drain and squeeze out excess water. Place in a blender with the yogurt and blend until smooth. Scrape into a bowl and whisk in the milk, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper to taste. Coarsely chop the remaining 2 cups watercress and stir into the soup. Refrigerate until chilled.
- Meanwhile, to make the pesto, blanch the watercress as above. Drain, squeeze out excess water and coarsely chop with a knife. Place in a blender with the walnuts, garlic, olive oil and salt. Blend until smooth, stopping as necessary to scrape down the sides of the jar.
- Taste soup and add more salt if needed. Ladle the soup among 4 bowls. Place 2 teaspoons of the pesto in the center of each bowl and sprinkle the mustard seeds around it. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 300, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 976 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams
POTATO, LEEK AND WATERCRESS SOUP WITH BAY SCALLOPS
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, cover 1/2 of the potatoes with cold water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and blanch until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and reserve.
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and leeks and stir. Cover the pot and saute the onions and leeks until they are translucent, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Uncover, and add the raw potatoes, the bouquet garni, salt and pepper, chicken stock and cream, and stir. Bring the soup to a simmer over medium heat, uncovered. Simmer until the potatoes are soft, cooking for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Using a blender, puree the soup in batches. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper. Return the soup to the pot, add the blanched potatoes, and place over medium heat. When the soup begins to simmer, add the watercress and scallops, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring once. Ladle the soup into hot bowls and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.
WATERCRESS POTATO SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Dairy Potato Summer Thyme Watercress Parsley Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Coarsely chop watercress leaves and stems seperately. Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Mix in onion, parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, garlic, bay leaf, and watercress stems. Cover; cook until onion is tender, stirring occasionally; about 12 minutes. Add broth and potatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 25 minutes.
- Discard parsley, thyme, and bay leaf. Purée soup in processor until smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Add 1 cup milk and watercress leaves; bring to simmer, adding more milk if soup is too thick. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Chill until cold, about 4 hours.
CREAM OF POTATO SOUP WITH WATERCRESS
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Blender Dairy Leafy Green Potato Vegetable Quick & Easy Spring Watercress Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add potatoes and onions. Stir until coated with butter, about 1 minute. Sprinkle flour over; stir 1 minute. Add 2 3/4 cups broth and milk. Cover pan. Boil gently until potatoes and onions are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Puree soup in batches in blender. Return to pan. Add 1 3/4 cups watercress. Bring back to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with more broth, if desired.
- Lade soup into bowls. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup watercress.
POTATO WATERCRESS SOUP
This one's been in my recipe file for years. You can use any type of potato but Yukons are one of my favorites. Recipe source unknown. Easy!
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Potato
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add potatoes, watercress and onion to the pot.
- Cook, stirring about 5 minutes until onion is tender. Stir in the broth, half and half cream, pepper and celery seed.
- Cover and cook over low heat, 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Using an immersion blender, blend soup until pureed to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Serve garnished with watercress sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.3, Fat 13.3, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 37.6, Sodium 315, Carbohydrate 18.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 1.7, Protein 5
POTATO AND PESTO SOUP
There is only one word to describe this soup and that word would be YUM! My Fiance made this for me on our second date and he has just now decided to give me the recipe and let me share it with all of you. I hope you enjoy it, it took allot to get it from him!
Provided by MizEmerilLagasse
Categories Pasta Shells
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- To make the pesto sauce, put all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and process for 2 minutes, or blend together by hand.
- Finely chop the bacon, potatoes, and onions.
- Sauté the bacon in a large pan over medium heat for 4 minutes.
- Add the butter, potatoes, and onions and cook for 12 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the stock and the milk to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the pasta and simmer for 12-14 minutes more. Blend in the cream and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the parsley and 2 tablespoons of the pesto.
- Transfer to your serving bowls and top with parmesan cheese and a side of garlic bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1199.5, Fat 94.5, SaturatedFat 29.8, Cholesterol 127.9, Sodium 814.2, Carbohydrate 63.6, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 9.7, Protein 30.2
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