Watercress And Red Onion Salad Recipes

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• 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.

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• Slice away the tops and bottoms of oranges. Cutting from top to bottom, following the curve of the orange, slice away the peel and white pith.
• Slice between the membranes of the orange segments. Remove the segments. Squeeze the juice from the membrane, and reserve.
• Wash watercress thoroughly in cold water. Thinly slice the onion half and soak it in cold water; a brief soaking removes harsh, bitter flavors.
• Combine the olive oil, vinegar, and orange juice in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; season with salt and pepper. Shake vigorously.
• Drain the watercress and onion. Combine them with the orange segments, and vinaigrette; toss well to evenly coat.
• Divide among salad plates and serve.

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• In a bowl soak celery and onion in ice and cold water 15 minutes and drain. Pat celery and onion dry and in a salad bowl toss with watercress.
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar and mustard and add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified. Stir in olives and capers and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour vinaigrette over salad and toss well.

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• Combine stemmed watercress, orange slices and sliced red onion in large bowl. Place Sherry wine vinegar in small bowl. Gradually mix in olive oil. Add marjoram. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Cover salad and refrigerate. Cover dressing and let stand at room temperature.) Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat thoroughly. Sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.

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• In a bowl, combine the sliced onion with ice water to cover and let soak for 30 to 45 minutes. Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette.
• In a glass bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, pepper, salt, and cayenne until thoroughly blended. Drizzle the olive oil over in a thin stream, whisking constantly until all the oil is incorporated.
• Drain the soaking onions, pat them dry with paper towels, and separate into rings. In a large bowl, toss the tangerines and the watercress together gently. Drizzle over enough vinaigrette just to coat and toss again. Mound some salad onto the plate and scatter a few onion rings over the top.

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• Cut off and discard the tough stems of the watercress. Rinse and spin dry.
• Place the vinegar in a salad bowl and add salt and pepper. Beat with a wire whisk while adding the oil. Add the watercress, onion rings and parsley and toss well to blend. Serve.

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• Combine all ingredients, mix well, cover, and refrigerate overnight. Serve on 8 chilled salad plates.

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• Refrigerate 6 salad plates or 1 large serving platter. Whisk the vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper together.
• Toss the watercress in half of the dressing and the watermelon in the other half.
• Divide the watercress evenly between the 6 chilled plates or platter. Place equal portions of melon in the center of the watercress. Top the salad(s) with the onion rings. Garnish with cracked pepper to taste and toasted pine nuts.

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• Pull off and discard any tough stems of the watercress. Rinse the watercress and pat dry, then put it in a mixing bowl or salad bowl.
• Cut away and discard the core from the lettuces and trim off and discard any tough outer leaves. Break or cut the lettuces into bite-size pieces.Rinse and pat dry. There should be about 6 cups. Add this to the bowl.
• Trim off and discard the end of the endive. Cut the endive into bite-size pieces. There should be about 1 cup. Add this to the bowl.
• Cut the onion into 1/4-inch cubes. There should be about 1 cup. Add this to the bowl.
• Put the mustard in a small mixing bowl and add the vinegar. Start beating while adding the oil. Add salt and pepper.
• Pour the vinaigrette over the greens and toss to blend.

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• Combine cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl.
• Place watercress on a serving platter or bowl. Pour cucumber mixture over watercress.

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• In a small bowl, marinate red onion and vinegar with salt and pepper for 30 minutes.
• Shred radicchio into thin slices. Remove thick stems from watercress. In a large bowl combine radicchio and watercress. Toss lightly to mix.
• Add olive oil to marinated red onion and beat with a fork to blend.
• Pour onion and dressing over salad and toss to coat.

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• Break apart the watercress and add to a large bowl.
• Clean and slice the radishes. Peel and chop the onion.
• Drizzle vinegar (of your choice) and extra-virgin olive oil over the salad and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• COMBINE STEMMED WATERCRESS, ORANGE SLICES, AND SLICED RED ONION IN LARGE BOWL.
• PLACE WINE VINEGAR AND SHERRY IN SMALL BOWL.
• GRADUALLY MIX IN OLIVE OIL WITH WIRE WHISK.
• ADD MARJORAM AND SEASON DRESSING TO TASTE WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
• POUR DRESSING OVER SALAD AND TOSS TO COAT THOROUGHLY.
• SPRINKLE WITH PINE NUT AND SERVE ON INDIVIDUAL SALAD PLATES.