Watercress recipes
With its peppery leaves, watercress adds a knockout punch to salads and side dishes. But it’s also fantastic cooked in a soup, whizzed into a sauce or bashed into a pesto. Here’s our ways to use watercress in your cooking.
It’s at its best in spring and autumn in the UK, although the season does run right through summer.
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15-minute meal recipes
Chilled herb and greens soup
Need to cool down on a hot day? Take those wilted leaves languishing in the fridge and 5 mins later...
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Best of British recipes
Strawberry, clotted cream and watercress salad
Where do you stand on strawberries in savoury dishes? We are all for the combination of sweet and savoury, and...
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Risotto recipes
Leek and watercress risotto
This verdant leek risotto is kept fresh, light and peppery thanks to a simple watercress purée stirred through right before...
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15-minute meal recipes
Pasta with watercress and radish pesto
Use up summer veg in this vibrant pasta recipe with a peppery radish and watercress pesto. The thrifty recipe uses...
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May seasonal recipes
Pea and watercress vol-au-vents
Serve these moreish vol au vents with a creamy watercress and pea filling, then top with radish or smoked trout...
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Italian pasta recipes
Trofie pasta with watercress, courgette and almonds
”This is a great dish to cook to impress guests . You don’t need a fancy gadget but you do...
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Pizza recipes
Watercress and tomato scone-based ‘pizza’
There’s something a little more indulgent, and ever so satisfying, about a scone-based pizza (aka a pizza with a scone...
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Italian starter recipes
Pancetta, watercress and mozzarella arancini
Crispy arancini risotto balls with a soft and gooey mozzarella, pancetta and watercress centre. The perfect starter or canapé for...
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Comfort food recipes
Stilton and watercress chicken kiev
Our recipe for golden, crispy chicken kievs packs in the flavour by combining stilton, watercress and garlic to make a...
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Summer salads and sides
Sardines with watercress salad
We’ve used tinned sardines in this simple salad to keep the cost down, but you could easily swap them for...
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Homemade pesto recipes
Watercress pesto
We’ve used a mixture of watercress and basil in this pesto recipe for a lighter, fresher taste. Stir through pasta...
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Midweek meal recipes
Easy oven-baked bacon, pea and watercress risotto
Give your arm a rest; skip the endless stirring and bake your risotto instead. Bacon lardons give this light recipe...
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Prawn recipes
Langoustines with watercress and pastis hollandaise
The aniseed flavour of pastis added to this creamy, rich hollandaise works wonders with cooked langoustines. Serve as a starter...
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Salmon pasta recipes
Smoked salmon and watercress linguine with chilli crumbs
A quick and easy smoked salmon pasta recipe – made with watercress, chilli and lemon – that will be on...
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Watercress recipes
Watercress, fennel and seedy salad
Spring means watercress is in abundance. Keep it simple and serve with fennel and orange in this beautiful salad. Make...
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Savoury tarts
Smoked haddock and watercress tart
A light and fresh haddock tart recipe for a quick midweek supper. Use up any peppery watercress you may have,...
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