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Napa Cabbage and Watercress Salad

Here's another quick recipe starring, "Cabbage".  The cabbage with it's cool, crunchy self was perfecty paired with the tender, spicy watercress. I served this with some Curry Coated Tilapia (which I'll be posting soon) and I've gotta say, it was d'lishes!

The entire meal was super easy, super fast, and super yummy... what more can a girl ask for?! Oh, duh... I know, healthy... it was that too! (see, give us ladies an opportunity to find more and we'll always come up with something;)).

Thanks to my first trip to a farm, I have a bunch of watercress in the fridge right now that I get to experiment with. I'm pretty excited about that because I haven't done a whole lot with watercress in the past, so this will be a good opportunity to explore.

If any of you guys know of any good recipes or ideas using watercress, I'd love to hear them!!

Napa Cabbage and Watercress Salad

Ingredients

½ head of Napa cabbage (about 8 cups), sliced thinly
1 bunch of watercress
A small red onion, thinly sliced into half moons
1 granny smith apple
1 tsp of ground coriander
½ tsp of garlic powder
1 tsp of Dijon mustard
3 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp of olive oil
1 tbsp of honey

Garnish: a sprinkle of raw walnuts

Directions

In a small bowl whisk together coriander, garlic powder, lemon juice, honey, olive oil, and salt and pepper.

In a large bowl toss together cabbage, watercress, onions and apple.

Pour the dressing over the greens and toss.  Adjust seasonings and top with walnuts…enjoy!

Serves 6. 

Nutritional Analysis

Calories: 118; Total Fat: 6.8g; Saturated Fat: 0.9g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 40mg; Carbohydrate: 12.5g; Dietary Fiber: 2.5g; Sugars: 8.3g; Protein: 2 g

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Comments

Sharona May :

Salad looks delightful. I crave a light dinner from time to time. It is too much to each rich meals every night.

Thanks,
Sharona May

posted on March 29, 2008 2:47 PM

Dani :

Sharona - This makes the perfect light dinner. I know what you mean about having to "lighten" things up sometimes!

posted on March 29, 2008 4:13 PM

Dr. Nicole Sundene :

I can't wait to try your dressing recipe, I am always whisking together this and that and never thought to use coriander.

posted on March 30, 2008 10:22 AM

Anticiplate :

This looks restaurant quality! I like how you used fresh cabbage, but it is not in "cole slaw" form. Your dressing looks like it has some delicious flavors (coriander and honey-yum!), and I bet the salad was sooo crunchy:)

posted on March 30, 2008 2:32 PM

Dani :

Nicole - the coriander adds a great "wow" factor!

Anticiplate - Crunchy it is!! I hope you get a chance to try this one!

posted on March 30, 2008 7:32 PM

Kevin :

That salad looks nice and green and fresh and tasty.

posted on March 31, 2008 5:55 AM

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