{"id":7954,"date":"2019-09-18T20:55:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T03:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2020-12-27T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:43:33","slug":"watercress-fennel-pink-pearl-apple-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/watercress-fennel-pink-pearl-apple-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercress, Fennel & Pink Pearl Apple Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move over kale now there’s something more nutritious and<\/em> delicious! It’s called: watercress. Yes, watercress! Humans have been eating if for centuries and it’s a powerhouse of antioxidants \u2013 even more than kale apparently. Perhaps that’s why this lactating Mama has been craving it somethin’ powerful. Either that or my thyroid’s out of whack. Maybe both. Anyhoo, peppery watercress makes for an awesome salad or a salad-y side.<\/p>\n

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Watercress, Pink Pearl Apple & Fennel Salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What do I mean by salad-y side? Sometimes I get tired of plating protein with the usual cruciferous sides and I prefer to add a hearty salad that can take a little heat from the plate. Enter watercress. This super simple salad was meant to go with my Pink Peppercorn Pork Chop recipe.<\/a> But, as my husband and I found out, it also goes well with a glass of champagne!<\/p>\n

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Pink Pearls apples are so<\/em> pretty and so<\/em> tasty: tart, sweet, pink, firm \u2013 the perfect apple. I add shaved fennel to a lot of my salad creations, I love that juicy anise flavor and it’s a great counterpoint for the peppery watercress. It also gives the salad nice structure.<\/p>\n

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Don’t take my apple Mama!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to watercress \u2013 I do not buy the hydroponic kind because it’s flavor is mild and it does not create a stackable salad very well \u2013it’s flat, very flat and it wilts easily. I love organic watercress, the curlicue crunchy kind that was probably growing in a swamp somewhere sucking up a ton of minerals; that’s the good stuff.<\/p>\n

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These are tasty…<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I kept this salad simple since I planned it as a side for the pork chop. Some toasted Macrona almonds could be added. Maybe a little shaved ricotta salata if desired. But I thought these three ingredients were awesome on their own. <\/p>\n

If you are on the lookout for a new (or centuries old) antioxidant powerhouse that you don’t have to massage before eating, check out watercress! It’s on my top ten feel good greens! <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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