Japanese Watercress Salad

Get your daily dose of vitamin K with this nutty, sweet and savory Japanese watercress salad! Enjoy as a side or a snack or as part of a multi-course Japanese dinner.

📝 Ingredients

• 6 cups watercress
• 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon honey, or use pure maple syrup or sugar for a vegan version
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• pinch salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a medium size pot of water (about 6 cups), salted with 1 tablespoon kosher salt, to boil.
2. 2Put the peanut butter, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and mirin in a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth and set aside.
3. 3Rinse the watercress, drain and separate the leaves from the stems.
4. 4Roughly chop the stems and add to the boiling water along with the leaves. Cook until the stems are tender but yielding a soft crunch (about 2-3 minutes).
5. 5Drain, rinse under cold water and softly squeeze out excess water. Gently pat the watercress dry with a paper towel and add to a mixing bowl. Pour the dressing over the watercress and toss until the watercress is evenly coated.
6. 6Serve.