Recipe Roundup

Why We're All About the Watercress

Spicy like arugula and sturdy like spinach, watercress is a green that can do almost anything. Use it to build the base for a soup, add crunch to a salad, or give anything (anything!) a peppery finish.

By Tommy Werner

April 19, 2016

Watercress Salad With Warm Mustard Dressing

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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Watercress Salad With Warm Mustard Dressing
This creamy and slightly sweet mustard dressing is a little warm when it gets tossed with watercress, which wilts the green into something meltingly tender.
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Photo by Hirsheimer & Hamilton
2/10
Pan-Seared Sausage With Lady Apples and Watercress
You could cook up a pan of plump sausages with succulent apples and call it a day. But the dish gets so much better with the bite of watercress.
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Photo by Lisa Hubbard
3/10
Salmon with Lemon-Pepper Sauce and Watercress-Herb Salad
Here the purple variety of watercress, found at some farmers markets, provides this salmon filet with a pop of color. (If you can't track it down, green watercress will work, too.)
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Oddur Thorisson
4/10
Watercress Velouté
This old-school French soup needs only two things: a sliced baguette and some cold crème fraîche (both of which make the soup even more French).
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Photo by Lisa Hubbard
5/10
Potato Latkes with Watercress, Smoked Salmon, and Avocado Salad
To make a knockout salad without a chef's degree (or a lot of ingredients), follow this basic rule of balance: fat + spice = winning.
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Photo by Christopher Testani
6/10
Prosciutto, Watercress, and Fontina Toasties
A little rest after toasting makes these sandwiches easier to cut and arrange on an appetizer plate like this one.
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Photo by John Kernick
7/10
Chilled Watercress, Spring Nettle, And Sorrel Soup
If spring were a soup, it'd probably look like this. The luscious color and mix of flavors comes from a blend of peppery watercress, lemony sorrel, and a little bit of stinging nettles for good measure.
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Christopher Baker
8/10
Fruit Salad with Fennel, Watercress, and Smoked Salt
Toss some juicy plums and tart cherries with a spicy green like watercress and watch opposites attract.
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Photo by Dan Monick
9/10
Bitter Greens with Carrots, Turnips, and Oranges
Bitterness loves company, so pair earthy and sharp turnips with crunchy watercress in this salad. Oranges and kumquats provide a quick hit of sweet acidity that ties the dish together.
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Christopher Testani
10/10
Olive-Stuffed Leg of Lamb
A few sprigs of watercress provide the bells and whistles for this stuffed leg of lamb. And they ring loud and spicy.
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