Watercress has always grown wild in the chalk streams and ditches in and around Alresford, Hampshire; today Alresford is regarded as the main producer of watercress in the country. To celebrate its watercress, Alresford stages an annual festival (click here).
If you would like to visit Alresford or New Alresford, I can highly recommend a stay at The Lodge, Arle Cottage owned by the delightful Clare Ashman (for further information please click here). I enjoyed a stay here during September 2014 when I attended the Alresford Agricultural Show (click here).
Watercress is actually part of the cruciferous (also know as brassica) family of vegetables along with kale, arugula and Brussels sprouts. Packed with vitamins and minerals, this peppery little leaf is one of our natural superfoods and tastes delicious too! A simple puree of peas, mint, watercress, lemon juice and creme fraiche makes a delicious accompaniment to salmon or river/sea trout.
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| Watercress - a little superfood! |
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| A delicious and nutritious pea and watercress puree. |
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