Watercress recipes

Sole Veronique

cilantro, garlic and toasted filberts give a tempting aroma to this version of a vegetarian favourite. Crisp and brown outside, chewy within, these rissoles make a satisfying dish.

Lentil, split pea and nut rissoles

Stilton, Pear and Watercress Shortbreads

Oriental Duck Consomme

Christmas need not be about just traditional European flavours. This soup is both light and rich at the same time and has intriguing flavours of Southeast Asia.

Oriental Duck Consomme

Roast Stuffed Lamb

This lamb is stuffed with a tempting blend of kidneys, spinach and rice.

Roast Stuffed Lamb

Tofu and vegetable stir fry with rice

Mild tofu readily soaks up the strong flavours of a ginger, sesame oil and soy sauce marinade, making it a welcome addition to this vegetable stir-fry.

Tofu and vegetable stir fry with rice

Sardines with Watercress

Fresh or frozen sardines are delicious freshly broiled and served with mayonnaise-based watercress sauce.

Sardines with Watercress

Fillet Mignon with Mushrooms

This haute cuisine French dish was originally made with truffle slices but large mushroom caps are less expensive and look just as attractive, especially when they are fluted.

Fillet Mignon with Mushrooms

Zucchini and Watercress Soup

The mellow smoothness of the zucchinis in this intensely green vegetable soup provides a subtle counterbalance to the underlying sharp, peppery flavour of the watercress leaves.

Zucchini and Watercress Soup

Pan Fried Cheese Sandwiches

Oriental Chicken Broth

Tuna and cucumber rings

Watercress Potato Salad Bowl

New potatoes are equally good hot or cold, and this colourful, nutritious salad is an ideal way of making the most of them.

Watercress Potato Salad Bowl

Ham Supper

Spinach ring with white bean sauce

A creamy sauce combined with dark green spinach creates this attractive ring. Egg whites fluff it into a light and airy partner for a rich white-bean puree.

Spinach ring with white bean sauce

Salmon Steaks With Sorrel Sauce

Salmon and sorrel are a traditional combination - the sharp flavour of the sorrel balances the richness of the fish. If sorrel is not available, use finely chopped watercress instead.

Salmon Steaks With Sorrel Sauce

Crusted Tuna Crisps

Watercress Soup

Concertina Garlic Potatoes

Chestnut Roll

Fresh Trout with Walnut Dressing

Plain grilled trout is dramatically transformed with the help of herbs and nuts, spiced vinegar and a pinch of paprika.

Fresh Trout with Walnut Dressing

Split pea and potato soup

Smooth and thick, savoury and satisfying, this surprisingly elegant soup is made from everyday ingredients found in the store cupboard.

Split pea and potato soup

Trout with orange and mint stuffing

The tangy, crunchy stuffing and lively vermouth sauce make this colourful fish dish particularly suitable for serving at any special occasion.

Trout with orange and mint stuffing

Sunrise Sausages

shrimps Newburg

Potato Surprises

Potato surprises are baked potatoes with sausages and cheese hidden inside them.

Potato Surprises

Oatmeal Bloaters

Rutabaga, carrot and potato puree makes a traditional north-country winter accompaniment to the Bloaters, and a watercress salad adds its own peppery quality to the robust flavours of the dish

Oatmeal Bloaters

Creamy Corn Soup

This soup tastes equally good if not sieved, the kernels of corn looking most attractive in the creamy soup.

Creamy Corn Soup

Duck with Orange Sauce

Commercially-raised ducks tend to have more fat than wild ducks. In this recipe, the initial slow cooking and pricking the skin of the duck help to draw out the excess fat.