Eating Cress – You Should Know That

Cress in food – preparation

Cress not only works wonders in terms of taste but also for our health. Thanks to its healing ingredients, the green plant has been used for many years to treat diarrhea or muscle pain, for example. So that you too can benefit from the healthy vitamins in cress, you should pay attention to a few things when preparing it.

• The cress tastes best when it is eaten fresh. If you freeze the cress or if it is stored for too long and finally comes to dry, there is hardly any taste left.
• For long shelf life, you can mix the cress with oil and fat. Homemade herb butter or pesto, for example, are ideal here. Avoid refrigerated storage. With the cress shells from the supermarket, there is a risk of mold.
• If possible, avoid washing the cress. As a result, the leaves lose their unique taste and become very soft and limp. If you have no other choice, try to be very careful and dry the leaves immediately afterward.
• Due to fertilization, there are often large amounts of nitrate in cress. If you heat them up, harmful substances can form. The heat also gives it a bitter taste.
• As you’ve already discovered, you get the most out of cress’s pungent, tangy flavor when you eat it fresh and cold. Thus, none of the important vitamins are lost.
• In addition to topping the slice of bread, the raw cress is also suitable for sprinkling on soups and stews, on the Buddha Bowl, or in a salad.

Cress – Sow yourself

In order to always be able to top your meals with the sharp taste of fresh cress, you should simply sow the cress on your own four walls.

• You can either use a kitchen towel or some cotton wool to sow the cress. Moisten the cloth or cotton wool, put it in a bowl or on a plate and the cress seeds can be sprinkled over it.
• It is important that the cress is in a warm place to grow. It is best to place the bowl with the seeds on a windowsill so that the cress gets enough sunlight. At the same time, however, you should make sure that it does not dry out.
• To harvest, simply cut off the cress with scissors and you’ll give your salad the right flavor and your Buddha Bowl a juicy green.