Nutritional benefits of cress microgreens

Vitamins are an essential part of anyone’s diet and cress microgreens are a good provider of many of them, including B1, B2, B6, C and E. They also contain essential mineral salts such as iron, manganese, calcium and phosphorus.

Taste and use of cress microgreens

Cress microgreens are a fresh and appealing addition to a salad, especially when mixed with a small amount of lemon juice to bring out its flavour.

They can also be mixed with various salad fillings and added as a topping to a low-fat cracker.

Many people use cress as a condiment to be added to dishes such as risotto and pasta on a regular basis. It can also be added to soup, to help give it an enticing aroma on a cold winter evening.

Remember that cress should never be cooked as this removes a lot of valuable nutrients. It’s also important to soak this vegetable for around fifteen minutes, before leaving it to dry, prior to using it to bring flavour to homemade food.