Greenslove: Adzuki Miso Greens Stir Fry

I grew up eating lots and lots of Korean food.

The flavors of soy sauce, miso, hot pepper paste, and sesame...
make my spirit merry. 

I guess it's a part of my natural palate. 
 But having given up soy due to some food sensitivities I developed,
it's been awhile since I've enjoyed such flavors.

So, when I saw miso paste 

made out of adzuki beans

instead of soybeans,

my heart skipped a beat.
A long lost love
had found me again.
Love has a way of coming around, doesn't it? :)

Since I've been enjoying my veggies cooked,

I tossed a bunch of wintery greens,

brussels, cabbage, kale, baby spinach

with some caramelized sweet onions,

and flavored it with sesame oil and adzuki miso paste.

One of my latest and favorite clean eats for ya.  :)

Aduzki Miso Greens Stir Fry 

2 cups green cabbage, chopped

1 cup sweet onion, chopped

5 brussel sprouts, destemmed and halved

2/3 cup green peas 

2 stems of kale, chopped

handful of baby spinach 

2 tsp adzuki miso paste

1 tsp sesame oil

Directions:

1. Heat a large skillet for 3-4 minutes. Prep veggies in the meantime. 

2. Toss in onions, cabbage, and brussels. Cover the skillet with lid and let the steam cook the veggies for about 10 minutes.  Toss the veggies every couple of minutes.

3. Add in green peas, kale, and spinach. Cover and let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.

4. Add in 1 tsp of sesame oil. Pan fry all the veggies for 2-3 minutes. 

5. Turn off the heat. Add in the miso paste and toss well. 

To Note: You can substitute sesame oil with extra virgin olive oil. Miso is a fermented soybean paste. The one I used was made with adzuki beans.  I've also seen miso made with chickpeas, brown rice or millet from the same company. 

Do you like miso? 
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March is #greenslove month!

Please join in on the #greenslove fun by linking up any leafy green recipe from the month of March 2012.  Don't forget to link back to this post, so that your readers know to come stop by the #greenslove event! The twitter hashtag is #greenslove. :)

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