Vegetarian Cuisine: Buddha'sDelight

Vegetarian Cuisine: Buddha’s Delight

 4 servings of Buddha’s Delight

75 Kcal per serving

2 cups butternut squash (300g)

2 cups broccoli (200g)

3 Shiitake mushrooms (60g)

¼ cup ginkgo nuts (30g)

2 Tbsp pomegranate seeds
4 cups veggie broth (960 ml)

This is a five-color veggie dish.  Full of phyto-nutrients, antioxidants, flavonoids, and anthocyanidins, this dish provides tremendous anti-inflammatory compounds and health benefit.  Each different color vegetables contains unique phyto-chemicals that help us fight against stress, infection, and prevent metabolic disorders.  For example, orange butternut squash has beta-carotenes that can reduce the risk of getting age-related macula degeneration.  Green broccoli is full of folate, one of the key nutrients for pregnant women to prevent newborns with neural tube defects.  Red pomegranate seeds contain ellagic acid that plays a role in cancer prevention.  Shiitake mushrooms have high amounts of beta-glucans that can boost immune system to prevent microbial infections.  Yellow ginkgo nuts, so called smart anti-aging herb, are ancient Chinese medicine that often eaten for Chinese New Year, have powerful antioxidants that can sharpen memory and fight against aging.  Truly, this is a delightful dish for everyone!