Watercress Salad With Pickled Quail Eggs Recipes

CURRIED EGG SALAD WITH PICKLED BEETS

Steps:

• Put the eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and gently simmer 10 minutes. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Drain the eggs and transfer to the ice water; let cool 5 minutes. Peel and chop the eggs and transfer to another large bowl.
• Meanwhile, toast the curry powder in a small dry skillet over low heat, stirring often, about 1 minute. Let cool. Sprinkle over the eggs and add the mayonnaise, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Gently stir to combine. Stir in the chopped celery and chives.
• Top the bread with the lettuce leaves, then the egg salad, radishes and sprouts; sprinkle with the celery leaves and more chives. Serve with the beets.

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH PICKLED QUAIL EGGS

Steps:

• Whisk together pickling liquid, mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oils in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Toss watercress with just enough dressing to coat in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Serve salad with eggs.

PICKLED EGG SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix pickled eggs, mayonnaise, celery, pickle, capers, chives, pickle juice, and hot pepper sauce together in a bowl.
• Toast bread lightly; spread butter on both slices. Layer lettuce and tomato on 1 slice. Spread egg mixture on the other slice. Press sandwich together and cut in half.

EGG & PARSLEY SALAD WITH WATERCRESS DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and boil the eggs for 9 mins, then drain, cool, peel and halve. Whizz the watercress and oil together with a pinch of salt and set aside. Mix the chilli flakes with some flaky salt and set aside. Everything can be prepared the day before and chilled, though there's no need to chill the salt.
• Take everything to the picnic in separate containers, then when you get there, scatter the eggs with the parsley and shallots, drizzle everything with the watercress oil and season with the chilli salt.

ENDIVE AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH QUICK PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the onion, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper and set aside.
• Meanwhile, chop the endives in a cross-hatched fashion, beginning at the base and working to the point. Place the endive and watercress in a large bowl. With a slotted spoon, transfer the onion to the bowl of greens. Whisk the oil in a steady stream into the lemon juice, pour over the greens, and toss, until coated well.
• Divide the salad among 4 plates and crumble the goat cheese on top.

WATERCRESS WITH GARLIC AND SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add watercress and cook, stirring, until just wilted. Remove from pan and set aside. Lower heat to medium-low.
• Whisk eggs and season with salt and pepper. Pour eggs into pan and cook, stirring, until just set. Return watercress to pan and stir. Serve immediately.

WATERCRESS AND HARD-COOKED EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off and discard tough ends of watercress. Rinse and drain well. Shake or pat dry.
• Put mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl. Blend with a wire whisk. Add oil, beating with the whisk.
• Add watercress, egg and onion. Sprinkle with parsley and toss.

WATERCRESS AND HARD-COOKED EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off and discard tough ends of watercress. Rinse leaves and tender stems. Drain well and pat dry.
• Put mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in salad bowl. Blend with wire whisk. Add oil, beating with whisk.
• Add watercress, eggs and onion. Sprinkle with parsley and toss.

PICKLED QUAIL EGGS

Steps:

• Cover beets with cold water by 1 inch in a 3-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer beets, partially covered with lid, until tender, about 40 minutes. Transfer beets to a bowl with a slotted spoon (reserving them for another use), then measure out 2 cups beet cooking liquid, discarding remainder. Bring beet liquid to a boil in a small saucepan along with vinegar, sugar, salt, bay leaves, and cloves, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool pickling liquid completely, about 1 hour.
• While pickling liquid cools, cover eggs with cold water by 1 inch in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring gently (to help center the yolks in eggs). Reduce heat and gently boil eggs, uncovered and undisturbed, 3 minutes (or 10 minutes for regular eggs). Pour off water and shake pan so eggs hit each other, lightly cracking shells. Cover eggs with cold water and let stand 15 minutes (to stop cooking and facilitate peeling).
• Drain and peel eggs, then transfer to a glass jar or deep bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons pickling liquid (for watercress salad vinaigrette; recipe precedes) and pour remaining liquid over eggs. Let eggs (quail or regular) pickle, covered, 24 hours.

(QUAIL) EGG SALAD SANDWICHES ON A STICK

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water; stir in vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover the saucepan, and cook until eggs are set, about 4 minutes. Let sit, covered, for 2 minutes. Rinse eggs in cold water and cool to room temperature; peel.
• Thread 1 bread cube, 1 artichoke quarter, 1 onion, 1 egg, 1 pickle, 1 onion, 1 egg, 1 sun-dried tomato, and 1 bread cube, respectively, onto each bamboo skewer. Sprinkle finished "sandwiches" with paprika.