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.

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