Avocado and watercress salad

Watercress is supposed to be a very nutritious and healthy green, but it's not very good on its own. I set out to find a recipe for this bitter little green and was delighted to find this one, which is apparently a take on a famous dressing from New York restaurant called Natori. The soy sauce and apple were an unusually good pairing and completely obscured the bitterness of the greens.

Avocado and Watercress Salad

Ingredients:
  ● 1/4 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
  ● 1 tbsp. grated sweet onion such as Vidalia or Walla Walla (use large holes of a box grater)
  ● 1/4 cup finely grated peeled Gala apple (use small holes of box grater)
  ● 4 tsp. soy sauce
  ● 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
  ● 6 cups watercress (thin stems and leaves only; from 1 large bunch)
  ● 1 firm but ripe avocado

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

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