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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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