I love soups - all variety included. Recently when I visited my local grocery store, I saw some fresh watercress. The fresh watercress adds a beautiful color and taste to this soup.  I have kept it very simple unlike many other recipes I found online where butter and cream ( few others with milk) have been used liberally to make it creamy. Whenever I want to make something creamy, I go for potatoes (or low fat milk) instead of cream and butter. Don't get me wrong - I love the real "cream" soups too. I do make them but they are a rare / occasional treat. For day to day eating, I keep those ingredients at bay.

Watercress steals the show in this soup with onion and potatoes adding heartiness and creaminess to its body. You can add vegetable stock instead of plain water to add more flavor. I did not have any on that particular day hence just stuck to water. Watercress is immensely nutritious and healthy. Here is an interesting breakdown of watercress and its benefits in this site. Without further blah's from me lets go into the recipe shall we? :)