Japanese Watercress Salad
Get your daily dose of vitamin K with this nutty, sweet and savory Japanese watercress salad! Enjoy as a side or a snack or as part of a multi-course Japanese dinner.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 3 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 cups watercress
- 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon honey, or use pure maple syrup or sugar for a vegan version
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Bring a medium size pot of water (about 6 cups), salted with 1 tablespoon kosher salt, to boil.
- 2
Put the peanut butter, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and mirin in a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth and set aside.
- 3
Rinse the watercress, drain and separate the leaves from the stems.
- 4
Roughly chop the stems and add to the boiling water along with the leaves. Cook until the stems are tender but yielding a soft crunch (about 2-3 minutes).
- 5
Drain, rinse under cold water and softly squeeze out excess water. Gently pat the watercress dry with a paper towel and add to a mixing bowl. Pour the dressing over the watercress and toss until the watercress is evenly coated.
- 6
Serve.