This delicious, bright, watercress winter salad pairs fresh citrus and watercress greens with creamy burrata cheese and toasted walnuts. Together they make an addictive tangy, peppery, cheesy, nutty citrus salad that showcases some of winter’s best in-season produce!
Citrus Watercress Salad
This ridiculously easy citrus and watercress salad is sure to bring a little sunshine to your winter kitchen. It’s made with just a few simple ingredients and is very versatile!
It’s perfect for a meatless dinner or a starter course. You can also serve it as an appetizer (along with crusty baguette!).
Salad Recipe Ingredients:
Here’s what you’ll need to make this watercress salad.
- SALAD GREENS: For this salad, I used watercress, a slightly spicy salad green that is in season in winter. I found fresh watercress at both my local grocery store and my favorite vegetable stand. But you can also use arugula.
- CITRUS: I had a bowl of clementines in my kitchen, so I used those in this watercress salad. Clementines, such as Cuties, are a sweet and easy-to-peel variety of tangerines. But you can use any sweet citrus fruit you like. Blood oranges would also work great.
- CHEESE: I used creamy Italian burrata cheese in this dish. But you could also fresh mozzarella cheese. Or try a hard cheese like Parmesan.
- NUTS: For a bit of crunch, I added some toasted walnuts.
- EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: Or use your favorite oil. Hazelnut oil or avocado oil would also work well.
- SALT and PEPPER: Use salt and pepper to pop the flavor and season.
HELPFUL RECIPE TIPS:
This watercress salad is simple to make but here are few tips:
- CUTTING CLEMENTINES: To get these pretty slices, just peel your clementines, and then slice horizontally.
- TOASTING WALNUTS: Walnuts are super easy to toast. All your need to do is heat the walnuts in a skillet over medium-high (stirring occasionally) until they are starting to brown and are fragrant (about 2 to 5 minutes).
- MAKE AHEAD: You can slice and store the citrus, covered, in the refrigerator, for a few hours until ready to use. You can also toast the walnuts a few hours ahead of time and store them in an airtight container at room temperature. Just assemble all the watercress salad ingredients right before you’re ready to serve.
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Easy Citrus Watercress Salad with Buratta and Walnuts
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This super easy, addictively tangy, peppery, cheesy, nutty citrus salad showcases some of winter’s best in-season produce! Serve it with a crunchy baguette for a meatless meal, a first course, or an appetizer.
Ingredients
- 3 cups watercress or arugula salad greens
- 4 clementines peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices (you can also use blood oranges)
- 1 8–ounce burrata ball (you’ll want to drain it from the liquid it comes in before using)
- 1/4 cup toasted and roughly chopped walnut pieces
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Tear or slice the burrata cheese and place onto a plate or serving dish.
- Top with the salad greens.
- Add the citrus slices.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with walnut pieces.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
CUTTING CLEMENTINES: To get these pretty slices, just peel your clementines, and then slice horizontally.
TOASTING WALNUTS: Walnuts are super easy to toast. All your need to do is heat the walnuts in a skillet over medium-high (stirring occasionally) until they are starting to brown and are fragrant (about 2 to 5 minutes).
MAKE AHEAD: You can slice and store the citrus, covered, in the refrigerator, for a few hours until ready to use. You can also toast the walnuts a few hours ahead of time and store them in an airtight container at room temperature. Then assemble all the watercress salad ingredients right before you’re ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Assemble
- Cuisine: American