3 Recipes with Watercress

Zucchini-and-Watercress Soup
Photo: © Jan Baldwin

Amazing ways to use the versatile green, such as zucchini-and-watercress soup.

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Watercress Salad with Verjus Vinaigrette

Asian Watercress Salad with Salmon

At Benu, chef Corey Lee fries almonds and peels grapes for his compelling salad. At home, use roasted marcona almonds and unpeeled green grapes.

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Zucchini-and-Watercress Soup

Zucchini-and-Watercress Soup

Sophie Dahl likes eating peppery watercress in the spring and has figured out a way to highlight its bright flavor in this silky soup. A single tablespoon of cream gives the vivid green soup a touch of richness.

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Watercress Soup with Pickled Cucumbers

Watercress Soup with Pickled Cucumbers
© John Kernick

Quick-pickled cucumber slices give this delicate, fresh-tasting soup a little zing.

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