Delicious and Easy Warm Chinese Watercress Salad Recipe

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Delicious and Easy Warm Chinese Watercress Salad
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Ingredients:

  • 2 bunches watercress , washed thoroughly, tough stems removed, and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1 1/2-2 tbsp oil
  • 1/8 tsp sugar
  • squeeze lime juice (optional, my addition)

Directions:

  1. Place crushed garlic in a bowl that can with stand high heat. In a wok, heat the oil until just smoking. Quickly pour heated oil over the garlic and stir, releasing the fragrance and developing the flavor. Stir in the fish sauce and sugar until well blended.
  2. In the same wok you heated the oil bring 5 or 6 cups of water to a boil over a high flame. Drop in the cress and stir, blanching for about 30 seconds.
  3. Drain blanched cress thoroughly. Combine with oil/garlic/fish sauce/sugar mixture. I like just a squeeze of lime to really bring together the dish. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Chilling dulls the flavors.) It pairs sublimely with Japanese short grain rice- my favorite being Kokuho Rose Sushi Rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 111.34 Kcal (466 kJ)
Calories from fat 107.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.91g 18%
Sodium 707.86mg 29%
Potassium 39.79mg 1%
Total Carbs 1.01g 0%
Sugars 0.53g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 0.58g 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 9.4mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 446.03 Kcal (1867 kJ)
Calories from fat 429.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 47.73g 18%
Sodium 2835.68mg 29%
Potassium 159.39mg 1%
Total Carbs 4.04g 0%
Sugars 2.14g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.21g 0%
Protein 2.34g 1%
Vitamin C 6.4mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 37.7mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.2
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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