Best 6 Chicken With Watercress Salad Recipes

CHICKEN WITH WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high. In a large bowl, combine oil and lemon juice; season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Lay chicken flat. Holding a sharp knife parallel to work surface, split each chicken breast in half horizontally. Cover with plastic wrap and pound each piece with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a small pan until 1/4 inch thick. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons dressing and sprinkle with cumin.
• Clean and oil grill. Grill chicken until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side. To bowl with dressing, add watercress, radishes, and avocado and toss to combine. Serve chicken topped with watercress salad.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SPELT, PEAR AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium heat and brush some oil onto the grates.
• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the spelt and return to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the berries are tender but not mushy, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Sprinkle the chicken all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Grill until nicely marked and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, 18 to 20 minutes. Set aside to rest.
• Put the lemon juice in medium bowl. Thinly slice the pears and the fennel lengthwise with a mandoline into the bowl. Toss with the lemon juice. Add the spelt, watercress and oil . Toss to dress evenly. Season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and some pepper.
• Divide the salad and chicken evenly among four plates. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the Gruyere or Gouda cheese over each plate. Serve.

GINGER CHICKEN WITH WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Put all but 2 tablespoons of the scallions in a blender; add the ginger, jalapeno, brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, tomato and 1/4 teaspoon salt and blend until smooth. Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Add the chicken and mushrooms to the slow cooker and stir to coat. Cover and cook on low, 4 hours.
• Roughly chop the watercress and stir into the slow cooker. Serve the chicken and vegetables with rice; top with the reserved scallions.

CRISPY ASIAN CHICKEN AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• In a small bowl whisk together dressing ingredients. Halve radishes lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Diagonally cut scallions into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Discard coarse stems from watercress. In a bowl chill radishes, scallions, watercress, and bean sprouts while preparing chicken.
• Prepare chicken:
• Pat chicken dry and season with salt. Cut chicken into 1/4-inch-thick strips, without removing skin. In a bowl stir together flour and cornstarch and add chicken, tossing until coated well. In a 12-inch skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry chicken in batches, separating pieces and turning them occasionally, until crisp and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer chicken as fried to paper towels to drain.
• In a bowl toss chicken with three fourths dressing. Toss vegetables with remaining dressing and combine with chicken.

CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS WITH SWEET POTATO AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C fan forced.
• Line a small roasting pan or ovenproof dish with baking paper.
• Put mustard, soy sauce and honey in a small shallow dish and stir to combine and add the chicken drumsticks and turn to coat.
• Transfer the chicken to the roasting pan and then brush over with remaining marinade and cook in the oven, brushing twice with liquid from the pan, for 25 to 30 minutes or until the drumsticks are light golden and cooked through.
• Sweet Potato and Watercress Salad - Meanwhile, put the steamed sweet potato, watercress, onion, tarragon, cucumber and tomato in a medium bowl and toss to combine.
• Divide the salad between plates and top with chicken drumsticks and drizzle the vinegar of choice over the salad to serve.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place onion and garlic inside chicken cavity. Slide fingertips between chicken breast skin and meat to loosen skin. Stuff chopped watercress under skin. Tie chicken lets together. Place chicken in roasting pan. Rub butter over chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Bake chicken until juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced, basting every 15 minutes with pan juices, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter. Let stand 10 minutes. Surround with remaining watercress and serve.