Avocado and Watercress Salad

Onion, Apple, and Soy Sauce Dressing

1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon grated sweet onion (use large holes of box grater)
1/4 cup finely grated peeled apple (use small holes of box grater)
4 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Stir together vinegar, onion, apple, soy sauce, and sugar until sugar has dissolved, then whisk in oil. 


Salad

Onion, Apple, and Soy Sauce Dressing
6 cups watercress (thin stems and leaves only, from 1 large bunch)
1 firm-ripe avocado
Sesame seeds or gomasio

Just before serving, toss watercress with enough dressing to coat.  Quarter, pit, and peel the avocado, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.  Gently toss with watercress.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds or gomasio.


From Epicurious/Gourmet