James Martin served up a tasty Watercress Soda Bread with Watercress Butter and Watercress Soup on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the butter are: 200g butter, softened and 1 bunch watercress, blanched and squeezed out, chopped.

For the Soda Bread: 170g self raising brown flour, 170g plain flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 300ml buttermilk and 1 bunch watercress, blanched and squeezed out, chopped.

For the soup: 2 bunches of watercress and 1 ltr full fat milk.

To serve: Cream, Herb oil and Sprigs of watercress.

See recipes by James in his book titled: Complete Home Comforts: Over 150 delicious comfort-food classics available from Amazon now.