Japanese Watercress Salad
Get your daily dose of vitamin K with this nutty, sweet and savory Japanese watercress salad! Enjoy as a side or a snack or as part of a multi-course Japanese dinner.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 2 sides 1x
- Category: Salads
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
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- 6 cups watercress
- 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon honey, or use pure maple syrup or sugar for a vegan version
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Bring a medium size pot of water (about 6 cups), salted with 1 tablespoon kosher salt, to boil.
- Put the peanut butter, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and mirin in a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth and set aside.
- Rinse the watercress, drain and separate the leaves from the stems.
- Roughly chop the stems and add to the boiling water along with the leaves. Cook until the stems are tender but yielding a soft crunch (about 2-3 minutes).
- Drain, rinse under cold water and softly squeeze out excess water. Gently pat the watercress dry with a paper towel and add to a mixing bowl. Pour the dressing over the watercress and toss until the watercress is evenly coated.
- Serve.
Notes
This Japanese watercress salad will keep refrigerated, kept in a storage container, for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 side
- Calories: 203
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 221.1 mg
- Fat: 12.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 8.3 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
- Protein: 2.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: recipe, vegetarian, washoku, appetizer, side
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