Watercress Drink (西洋菜茶)
This is another nourishing (润) drink.
Ingredients
- Stems of watercress that you did not cook with the soup recipe
- 5-8 honey dates (金丝蜜枣) (dried dates with sugar)
- 2 liters water
- Rock Sugar to taste (optional, or you can add more honey dates)
Method
- Wash water cress. Put into pot with water and honey date.
- Boil for 2 hours. Add sugar to taste if you like it sweeter, otherwise the honey dates will have sweeten the drink slightly.
- Sieve and serve warm or cold.