Friséewatercress And Mint Salad Recipes

FRISéE,WATERCRESS, AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together frisée, watercress, mint, and scallions. Drizzle with just enough oil to coat, tossing. Add vinegar and salt to taste and toss again. Sprinkle with nuts.

FRISéE AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH JíCAMA AND ORANGES

Steps:

• With sharp knife cut peel and pith from oranges and cut sections free from membranes. Before discarding membranes squeeze out juice to total 1/4 cup for vinaigrette.
• In a small bowl whisk together orange juice, garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar. Add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified, and season with salt and pepper. Vinaigrette may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Discard any dark green outer leaves from frisée. Wash and dry inner leaves and tear into bite-size pieces. Discard course stems from watercress and wash and dry remainder. Peel jícama and cut into 2-by 1/8-inch sticks (you should have about 1 cup).
• In a large sealable plastic bag combine orange sections, frisée, watercress, and jícama. Salad may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in plastic bag.
• Just before serving, add vinaigrette to plastic bag and shake to combine.

WATERCRESS AND FRISéE SALAD WITH GREEN APPLE AND CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Put watercress and frisée in a large serving bowl.
• Whisk together oil, vinegar, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
• Julienne apple lengthwise using slicer until you reach core, then rotate and continue. Add to greens. Julienne celery root and add to greens.
• Toss salad with vinaigrette and salt and pepper to taste.

WATERMELON & FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Chop 180g watermelon and ½ cucumber into chunks and tip into a bowl with the leaves from ½ bunch mint (reserving a few for garnish) and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Season and pile on to a serving plate. Crumble over 100g feta, the remaining mint leaves, then drizzle with 1 tbsp balsamic glaze just before serving.

WATERCRESS, FRISEE AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl or jar, whisk or shake vinegar and oil until thick and combined.
• Season dressing with salt and pepper, dressing can be made up to a day ahead and refrigerated, covered).
• In a large bowl, combine watercress, frisee, pears (you can use either red or yellow pears)and dressing.
• Toss gently to coat.
• Divide among plates; sprinkle with walnuts.

PARSLEY, MINT AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a small saucepan three-fourths full of water to a boil and add table salt to taste. Add the garlic and parboil for about 3 minutes to soften slightly and mellow the flavor. Drain and let cool.
• Place the cooled garlic in a small bowl and add the oil, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper. Whisk to dissolve the sea salt and form a dressing.
• In a salad bowl, combine the parsley, mint and watercress. Drizzle the dressing over the greens and toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately.