Chopped Watercress Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette

Name: Chopped Watercress Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette
Yield: Serves 4 to 6.
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 firm ripe avocado; 1 to 2 bunches watercress; 4 tablespoons rice bran oil or avocado oil; Pinch (or more) of salt; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or light cane vinegar; 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger; ½ cup diced hard ripe mango; ½ cup diced cucumber; 1 small shallot, minced

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Bombay Kitchen

By Niloufer Ichaporia King

Published 2007

About

The vinaigrette for this salad uses rice bran or avocado oil for an interesting change.

Ingredients

1 small shallot, minced
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons

Asia
India

Method

Let the shallot and ginger macerate in the vinegar while you go about preparing the salad ingredients. Add a pinch of salt.
Chop the watercress coarsely, stems and all. Peel and cube the avocado.
Combine the oil with the vinegar, shallot, and ginger mixture. Taste for salt. Toss the watercress, mango, and cucumber together with the dressing, leaving the av