Detox Ginger Cabbage

Well if you’re anything like we are then you probably over did it a little over the holidays. It wasn’t intentional, or even over the top, just a steady stream of cocktails, canapes and sweets that added up to a week and a half of oh damn. Now that January, and for that matter Veganuary is here we thought this cabbage dish would help start the year off right. Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable that along with broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower contains sulforaphane that helps the body fight against toxins. Cabbage also supplies the body with glutathione; an antioxidant that helps improve the detoxifying function of the liver… if you catch my drift. This Detox Ginger Cabbage is a quick and easy dish that not only helps your liver, it is pretty low Cal too.

Detox Ginger Cabbage

Course: DinnerCuisine: vegan, vegetarian, gluten freeDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 block of extra firm tofu

• 2 Tbsp of olive oil

• 1 large sweet onion, sliced

• 1 large carrot, sliced

• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

• 1 small green cabbage, sliced

• 2 tsp of ginger, minced

• 1 large red pepper, sliced

• 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper

• Salt to taste

• 1 cup of brown rice

Directions

• Bring two cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot and add the rice, lower the heat and simmer until done.
• Cut the tofu into small cubes.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium/high heat and fry the tofu so that it is brown on each side.
• When the tofu is done, place it in a bowl and set aside.
• To your frying pan add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes.
• Add the cabbage, carrot, salt and cayenne and continue to cook until the carrot begins to soften.
• Add the red pepper, ginger and tofu and continue to cook for another 3 or 4 minutes until the peppers are cooked through.
• Serve over rice.

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