Day 337: Watercress with Orange & Mustard Dressing

Too bad.

The watercress was gorgeous. The orange and mustard dressing seemed so promising after Day 335's mache with a delicious orange and cumin dressing.

Too bad. The dressing was just blah. Too bad, too bad, too bad.

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WATERCRESS with ORANGE & MUSTARD DRESSING
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Hands-on time: 10 minutes
Time to table: 10 minutes
Serves 4


8 ounces watercress, washed well, trimmed, left to drain/dry a bit while mixing dressing

DRESSING
Zest and juice of an orange
Juice of a lemon
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil

Whisk and toss with salad greens just before serving.

NUTRITION ESTIMATE
Per Serving: 49 Cal (60% from Fat, 12% from Protein, 28% from Carb); 2 g Protein; 4 g Tot Fat; 0 g Sat Fat; 4 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; NetCarb4; 74 mg Calcium; 0 mg Iron; 53 mg Sodium; 0 mg Cholesterol; Weight Watchers 1.5 points


CREDIT WHERE CREDIT'S DUE
Adapted from Gourmet April 1993


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Alanna Kellogg
Alanna Kellogg

A Veggie Venture is home of "veggie evangelist" Alanna Kellogg and the famous asparagus-to-zucchini Alphabet of Vegetables.

Comments

  1. Your picture look great with classic spoons. antiqued ones. is it true.

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  2. Thank you, Ramya, they are a beautiful set, indeed. But they're contemporary pieces, the work of South African artist Carrol Boyes. Some of her work is quite sensual, these are most tame!

    Thank you for asking: I'm quite fond of them.

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  3. I've wanted to try watercress, but never have much luck finding it - I see the signs but they never have it! I'll have to remember this when I can actually get some!

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  4. Joe -- when you do find watercress which is sooo lovely when it's good, don't make this dressing. It's toooo blah, a big waste of watercress or even iceberg! Check the index for Salad Greens, that'll give several good ideas, including one last week with orange/cumin which was delicious.

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  5. Hmm. I would have used all the same dressing ingredients, but just used 1 teaspoon of orange zest, no juice. And I would have added a half teaspoon or teaspoon of sugar to balance the lemon.

    God I love watercress. I'm still furious that our local market stopped carrying it. What is this world coming to?!

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