Name: Watercress Salad with Strawberries and Feta Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp champagne vinegar; 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice; 1 tsp honey; salt and pepper; ¼ cup olive oil; For Salad:; ⅓ cup almonds; 1 bunch watercress,; ½ cup mint or basil leaves; 16 ripe strawberries; 6 radishes; 1 Persian or English cucumber; ½ cup feta

watercress salad with strawberries and feta recipe

How To Make Watercress Salad with Strawberries and Feta

Spring eating has never tasted as fresh and good as this watercress salad with cucumbers, radish, strawberries, and feta tossed in a champagne vinaigrette.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspchampagne vinegar
1tbspfresh lemon juice
1tsphoney
salt and pepper,to taste
¼cupolive oil

For Salad:

⅓cupalmonds,sliced
1bunchwatercress,,(about 4 cups), any thick stems removed
½cupbasil leaves,or basil leaves, or a combination of both
16ripe strawberries,hulled and halved lengthwise
6radishes,thinly sliced
1Persian cucumber,or English cucumber, thinly sliced
½cupfeta,(4 oz), crumbled

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and bake for 7 to 9 minutes, until golden and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
In a small bowl whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in the oil. Taste and add more honey, salt, or pepper, if you like.
In a salad bowl, toss the watercress, mint and/or basil, strawberries, radishes, and cucumber with half the dressing. Taste and continue adding additional dressing until the salad is evenly coated with dressing and flavorful.
Top with crumbled feta and toasted almonds, and serve.