9 chilled watercress and soup Recipes

watercress, thick stems trimmed, butter, russet potatoes, peeled, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, leeks (white and pale green parts only), sliced, more) canned low-salt chicken broth, whipping cream, minced fresh chives

butter, red or sweet onion, chopped (or sub 2 shallots), garlic, minced, vegetable stock, mascarpone cheese (can sub softened cream cheese, but it will change the flavor a bit), juice from 1/2 lemon, fresh baby spinach (no need to chop, fresh watercress leaves (also no need to chop), half and half, cayenne (or to taste or sub hot sauce), carrot, grated, goat cheese crumbles, sea or kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

unsalted butter, yellow onion, chopped, low-salt chicken broth, russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 cubes, watercress (about 2 lb), tough stems trimmed, chopped (about 20 cups), more) fresh lemon juice, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, chilled heavy cream, sliced fresh chives, divided

butter, sliced leeks (white and pale green parts only; about 3 medium), white-skinned potato, peeled, diced, more) low-salt chicken broth, coarsely chopped watercress with some of stems plus small sprigs (for garnish), baby spinach leaves, fresh lemon juice, hard-boiled eggs, peeled, chopped (for garnish )

frozen peas, thawed, watercress, leaves only, fresh flat-leaf parsley, low-sodium vegetable broth, sour cream, kosher salt, black pepper

butter, stalks celery, sliced (about 4 cups), onion, chopped, chopped fresh fennel bulb, garlic cloves, sliced, chopped peeled fresh ginger, canned low-salt chicken broth, dry white wine, watercress, trimmed (about 4 cups), plain yogurt (optional)

persian or japanese cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices (about 2 1/2 cups), low-salt chicken broth or vegetable broth, crumbled feta cheese (about 3/4 cup), chopped white onion, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, loosely packed watercress leaves, fresh oregano leaves, garlic clove, peeled, salt, whole-milk or nonfat yogurt (preferably greek; about 2 cups), hard-boiled eggs, chilled, coarsely chopped, chopped fresh chives