Yahoo Lifestyle 16 Delicious Reasons You Shouldn't Bypass Bok Choy in the Produce Aisle
Bok choy is a vegetable that has long been used in Asian recipes and as it gains popularity in the west, there are many reasons you should be including it in your diet, especially as it's in season right now. This member of the cruciferous family (also known as Chinese cabbage), is nutrient-dense and has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties that everyone can benefit from. Plus, it's extremely versatile (and affordable) because you can eat both the stalks and the leaves—raw and cooked.
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How do you cook with bok choy?
Bok choy is extremely easy to cook with and can be even be eaten alone (and raw) with dips, or as an ingredient in a braised or sauce-based dish. From simple stir fries and stews, to noodle soups, there are plenty of ways to prepare bok choy and enjoy this leafy veg!
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Here are 16 delicious bok choy recipes to include in your repertoire of healthy weekday (and night) meals. Browse through them, pin your favorites and prepare to have a new veggie obsession on your hands this winter.
The Best 16 Bok Choy Recipes
A simple comforting soup that is much in the tradition of pho but uses lower carb soba noodles and a spicy baked tofu for a boost of vegan protein alongside baby bok choy.
Get the recipe: Soba Noodles with Baby Bok Choy, Shiitake, and Spicy Tofu
This spicy cast iron grilled bok choy is incredibly easy to make, all you need is a hot cast iron pan!
Get the recipe: Spicy Cast Iron Grilled Bok Choy
This baby bok choy salad is full of crunchy almonds, ramen noodles, and a sweet sesame dressing. It’s like Chinese takeout in salad form!
Get the recipe: Baby Bok Choy Salad with Sesame Dressing
This easy vegan pho recipe is made with the most delicious rich broth and veggies.
Get the recipe: Vegan Pho with Bok Choy
This paleo-friendly cauliflower fried rice is ready in less than 30 minutes! It’s a great lighter alternative to traditional fried rice!
Get the recipe: Cauliflower Fried Rice with Baby Bok Choy
This umami rich shiitake mushroom broth is deepened with miso and toasted sesame. It’s everything satisfying and savory that we all want from an amazing bowl of soup. Grilled marinated tofu and shiitakes take things over the top with chewy noodles, and fresh baby bok choy.
Get the recipe: Vegan Mushroom Miso Ramen with Bok Choy
Sweet and salty glazed fire-roasted slices of Chinese barbecue pork and baby bok choy served with fragrant steamed jasmine rice.
Get the recipe: Chinese Barbecue Pork Char Siu and Bok Choy Rice Bowl
These sesame ginger noodles with bok choy are quick, easy, and so delicious!
Get the recipe: 15-Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles with Bok Choy
Bok choy noodle stir fry with holy basil that’s garlicy, spicy, sweet, savory, and delicious. The cherry on top? It’s ready in less than 30 minutes.
Get the recipe: Bok Choy Noodle Stir Fry with Holy Basil
A delicious, healthy recipe for teriyaki salmon with baby boy choy and shiitake mushrooms with only 15 minutes of hands on time before baking in the oven. Simple and easy.
Get the recipe: Sheet Pan Teriyaki Salmon with Bok Choy and Shiitake
This baby bok choy salad is full of crunchy almonds, ramen noodles, and a sweet sesame dressing. It’s like Chinese takeout in salad form!
Get the recipe: Baby Bok Choy Salad with Sesame Dressing
Ginger garlic noodle soup with bok choy is a nutritious, comforting, and flu-fighting twenty-minute recipe made with a vegetarian broth, noodles, mushrooms, and baby bok choy.
Get the recipe: Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup with Bok Choy
This recipe is the perfect excuse to pick up those beautiful looking bok choy and make them the star of your dinner. Keep this vegan by omitting or replacing the honey.
Get the recipe: Crispy Tofu Bowls with Sesame Bok Choy
In this ready-in-a-flash baby bok choy recipe, the tiny cruciferous bulbs are sautéed until just-done in nutty sesame oil, and finished with fresh garlic, a dash of soy sauce and red pepper flakes.
Get the recipe: Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy
This homemade, paleo teriyaki sauce on chicken thighs and perfectly steamed bok choy is going to knock your socks right the heck off.
Get the recipe: Paleo Teriyaki Chicken Thighs with Bok Choy
Sichuan peppers add bold flavor to this tasty bok choy tofu stir-fry!
Get the recipe: Sichuan Bok Choy Tofu Stir Fry
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