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Watercress Soup: A Healthy Beginning | A Tiger in the Kitchen

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Watercress Soup: A Healthy Beginning | A Tiger in the Kitchen : I bought a bunch of watercress in my local street market yesterday, and with the first real cold spell of winter, thought about a warm, nourishing soup. I found this recipe, and decided to substitute the Chinese ingredients for Middle Eastern ones which I received as a Christmas gift. So, instead of Chinese red dates and apricot kernels, which are interchangeable with slivered almonds, I used the divine almond-stuffed dates from Dubai.    Found pig tail bones!  And used the gammon stock that I had frozen. I left the gently simmering soup to go downstairs for a few minutes.   When I returned to the flat, the most heavenly aroma greeted me.   I'm always amazed at the stunning flavours and smells produced by a simple Chinese dish. The pork was literally falling off the bone, and was infused with the sweetness of the dates.   The almond flakes provided a crunchy texture, which balanced perfectly with the soft wat