Thursday, May 10, 2012

A Daikon a Day...


I usually turn on Dr. Oz when I get home from work and occasionally absorb helpful tips and hear about a new recipe to try. I heard about one recipe a while back and recently had a chance to try it out. This particular dish had some more exotic ingredients I have never or rarely used, so I wanted to give it a try as each ingredient was included for a specific health benefit. It was also a new venture for me because in addition to eating meat on rare occasion, I have never prepared an entire chicken. Whole Foods had its whole organic chickens on sale so I figured it was time to give this a whirl. I was in for some fun!


This recipe includes health promoting powerhouses like ginger, daikon, carrots, onion, and turmeric. I had never worked with a whole chicken or lemongrass, and I have never even tasted daikon. While daikon is rich in the "ACE" vitamins and has great immunity boosting properties, ginger aids digestion and turmeric is an incredible anti-inflammatory ingredient!

 















 


All in all, I think it was a successful dish. I love the flavors of ginger and lemongrass and was pleasantly surprised by daikon. It looks like a big white carrot but is actually in the radish family. It kind of had the texture of a water chestnut. It was a cool combo! It’s a great dish that will provide wonderful disease- and sickness-fighting abilities to all who partake.

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