This soup is cooling and helps to cleanse our body system. Many benefits from eating watercress are claimed, such as being a source of antioxidants, acts as a mild stimulant and a digestive aid. It also appears to have cancer-suppressing properties. It is widely believed to help defend against lung cancer.
Not exactly sure how true it is, but watercress does contain significant amounts of iron, calcium and folic acid, in addition to vitamins A and C.
Watercress Soup is recommended during warm weather or when feeling "heaty". But not advisable for pregnant women as it might be too cooling.
Ingredients
1 bunch of watercress
250g of spareribs
4 pitted chinese red dates (lightly squashed)
Preparation
Parboil the spareribs.
Toss in the red dates into 800ml of water and bring to a boil.
Add parboiled spareribs and watercress into the boiling water.
Simmer for at least 45 minutes.
Add salt to taste before serving.
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