What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Palatable Possibilities: Watercress Spinach Salad in a Jar! My heart beats a little faster whenever I come across a bunch of watercress at the fresh marketplace. I know immediately that I will pair it with baby spinach because they work well together. Its slightly peppery taste is an amazing balance to the mild sweetness of spinach leaves. By portioning salads in a jar, they keep a couple days in the refrigerator, as long as the dressing is added later, when served. Not only is the salad appealing, it comes across as pure genius. Mmm Mmm Good.
WATERCRESS SPINACH SALAD IN A JAR
Ingredients:
3/4 cup watercress leaves
1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
4 pint-size jars, with lids
Caesar dressing, prepared
Instructions:
Layer each jar beginning with watercress and spinach leaves. Carefully place sliced eggs along the inside. Add layers of sliced red onions, cherry tomatoes, and mushrooms. Finish with crumbled bacon on top. Twist the lid to seal each jar. Refrigerate salads until ready to serve. To serve, empty contents of jar onto a plate or bowl. Add bottled Caesar dressing, per taste.
A beauty of a salad!
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Iβll try anything to eat more veggies. πππ₯
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I adore this salad, Gail! Just let the bacon play in the mud and the rest is mine! Thank you!
Love your fork!
Joanna
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Baconβ¦β¦Be Gone! π€£π€£π€£
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You are great, Gail!
Joanna
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Hahaha. My husband will take your share of bacon. π
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What about his soul? Remember, the Hindu believes?
Joanna
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He is Christian. πβ¨π«
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The greatest Saint, St. Francis de Assisi, preached the same!
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I have his statue in my garden.
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I have two, one small one in my study, and big one in the garden, also, magnificent, huge volume about the Basilica at Assisi. Fantastic frescos!
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Iβm jelly. π
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You are great and beautiful, Gail, as your lucky husband tells you daily!
Joanna
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He does! Thatβs why I love him so. πππ
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That’s how you can buy salads over here. Just add the sauce and shake it. But actually, why not make it yourself? Good idea, Gail!
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Hmmm. I had no idea it was European. π€
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I think that idea has been around the world for many, many years. I don’t know where it started… lol
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Perfect for picnics or traveling.
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β¦and sharing. π
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Definitely. π
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I think people like eating out of jars as much as eating off fine china!
Watercress is so often overlooked or assigned as a garnish. It is so delicious!
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I agree. Something different for a change. π
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I used to forage winter cress, but I haven’t thought of it in years.
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Iβve never been that fortunate. π
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Wow that sounds like a great idea to carry salad π
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Thanks very much. It actually keeps better when refrigerated as well. ππΏ
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This sounds amazing!
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Thank you very much. ππ»π
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I’m glad it’s easy to buy watercress here.
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You. Are. So. Lucky. πΏππ
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Wow
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Thanks very much. Blessings. ππ
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