red, white and green: steamed bok choy with strawberries

July 4, 2013 • Nancy Wolfson-Moche

Awakening to a sunny morning, there was a desire for something fresh, crunchy and, well, red. The strawberries are the stars, the bok choy the stripes. Have a festive fourth!

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INgredients

1 head bok choy

1 pint fresh strawberries

Process

Remove the leaves from the stem of the bok choy.

Wash the bok choy leaves and strawberries separately.

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Place each leaf on your cutting board, and slice horizontally into strips.

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Remove the tops from the strawberries and slice them, exposing their red and white centers.

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Pour about 1-2 inches of water into a pot. Bring to a boil.

Place the bok choy into bamboo or stainless steamer basket and place on the pot, covered.

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Bok choy should take less than a minute to steam: when the green part begins to wilt and the color intensifies, it is done.

Arrange on a serving plate: place the bok choy in the center surrounded with the sliced strawberries.

Icing on the Cake: Testimonials

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Not only did we cook and eat, we also did labs about food. We used rulers to measure the size of plants. We also explored stone fruits and their ripe season. Now in my house we have window boxes and I am growing cherry tomatoes and basil.
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