National Watercress Week 2012
Watercress is the perfect ingredient to add a peppery bite to many dishes and because it contains an amazing 15 vital vitamins and nutrients it provides an additional health boost at the same time.
Celebrate National Watercress Week 20th - 26th May with some exciting interpretations of three British classic recipes...
Try a tasty, classic Watercress Soup, a new twist on traditional Watercress Sauce and a mouth watering recipe for savoury Watercress and Cheddar Scones, perfect on their own or as an accompaniment to soup.
Revered since ancient times for its health-giving properties gram for gram watercress boasts more vitamin C than oranges, more vitamin E than broccoli, more calcium than whole milk, more iron than spinach and it is also the richest available dietary source of PEITC (phenylethyl isothiocyanate) which research suggests can fight cancer.
If you're a fan of Watercress Soup and have your own recipe that's been passed down through the family, or it’s one you've developed yourself, and you think can't be bettered, why not put it to the test.
Join the Watercress Festival on Sunday May 20th in Alresford, Hampshire for the World Watercress Soup Championships.
Simply take a sample of your watercress soup along in a flask to the Cook Academy in Alresford where the winners of the best traditional classic and the best 'speciality' watercress soup will be selected by a celebrity panel and presented with a 'golden' ladle and a cash prize.
Watercress has been cultivated in the pure spring waters of southern England since the early 1800s, earning it the title of the UK's most historic salad leaf.
Help celebrate this wonder plant at the 9th annual Watercress Festival on Sunday 20th May 2012 which marks the start of the British Watercress season.
Visit www.watercress.co.uk where over 100 other tempting watercress based recipes can be found.
Watercress really is a super food for a super you!