Name: Japanese Watercress Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 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

Japanese Watercress Salad

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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.

Author: Caroline Phelps
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

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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.

Find it online: https://pickledplum.com/japanese-watercress-salad/