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Egg and Watercress Salad

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Egg and Watercress Salad

Recipes and photos are AI created and editorially reviewed. Nutrition figures are estimates.

Boiled eggs on peppery watercress.

Cuisine
British
Serves
1
Prep
5 min
Cook
8 min
Total
13 min
Difficulty
Easy

Gluten-freeDairy-freeNut-freeVegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 bag watercress, about 80 g
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Optional extras

  • Mustard
  • Radishes
  • Chives

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 8 minutes, cool and halve.
  2. Put them on the watercress and drizzle with oil.

Swaps and tips

Rocket or spinach work instead of watercress.

Nutrition estimated, per serving

ProteinCarbsFibreFatCalories
15 g2 g1 g23 g280 kcal

Values are estimates based on typical UK food composition data and will vary with brands and portion sizes.

Recipes are AI created and editorially reviewed; kitchen testing is ongoing.

Recipe from healthshelf.org

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