watercress
Spicy aquatic green
Watercress is a peppery-tasting leafy green that grows in shallow running water.
The small round leaves appear on hollow stems and are eaten raw in salads and sandwiches or used as a garnish.
Once foraged from streams, it's now commercially cultivated.
The sharp, slightly bitter flavor intensifies when the plant flowers.
Cold dressed vegetables
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- soupCooked liquid dish
- garnishDecorative food topping
- pestoUncooked green Italian sauce
sautéed · tea sandwich · potage · velouté · side dish · wilted · blanched · juice
Peppery Mediterranean salad green
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- endiveBitter salad leaf
chard · sorrel · purslane · dandelion · mesclun · microgreens · sprouts · shoots
Tangy seed-paste condiment
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- radishPeppery edible root
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
- cabbageLeafy vegetable head
broccoli · turnip · nasturtium · rocket · wasabi · mizuna · rapini · kohlrabi
Steady continuous flow
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- hydroponicGrown in water only
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
brook · creek · pond · wetland · marsh · runoff · irrigation · waterway
Having strong heat
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- bitePierce with teeth
kick · zesty · bitter · piquant · biting · acrid · snappy · nippy
Essential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- ironElement twenty-six
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
folate · vitamin C · vitamin K · nutrient-dense · low-calorie · phytonutrients · superfood · detoxifying
salad
Cold dressed vegetables
pesto · sautéed · tea sandwich · potage · velouté · side dish · wilted · blanched · juice · smoothie
arugula
Peppery Mediterranean salad green
endive · chard · sorrel · purslane · dandelion · mesclun · microgreens · sprouts · shoots · tender
mustard
Tangy seed-paste condiment
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- radishPeppery edible root
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
cabbage · broccoli · turnip · nasturtium · rocket · wasabi · mizuna · rapini · kohlrabi · brassica
stream
Steady continuous flow
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- hydroponicGrown in water only
riparian · brook · creek · pond · wetland · marsh · runoff · irrigation · waterway · channel
spicy
Having strong heat
bite · kick · zesty · bitter · piquant · biting · acrid · snappy · nippy · bracing
vitamins
Essential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- ironElement twenty-six
calcium · folate · vitamin C · vitamin K · nutrient-dense · low-calorie · phytonutrients · superfood · detoxifying · cleansing
- aquatic plantseelgrass, sea grass, lotus, kelp, pondweed
- leafy greensspinach, kale, curly kale, collard greens, lettuce
- foraged greensdandelion greens, lamb's quarters, purslane, chickweed, nettle
- wetland plantspapyrus, bulrush, cattail, bulrushes, sedge
- wild herbswild fennel, wild garlic, wild ginger, wild lettuce, wild mint
- cressesgarden cress, pennycress, peppergrass
watercresscactus
Spiny desert plant
desert sage · prickly pear · agave · drought-resistant plants · xerophytes