How to Cook Superpower Veggies (all about crucifers!)

In the latest episode of the Find Your Edge Podcast, Coach Chris and Chef John talk about how to cook crucifers, which includes broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, kale, and more! This type of vegetables will give you superpowers, due to the powerful compound called sulforaphanes, which are incredibly anticarcinogenic.

Be sure to listen to our podcast on How to Take Charge of Your Health Based on Your Genes, where we talk about genetic testing and the power of sulforaphanes.

We talk about:

• Tips on how to purchase broccoli and a super cool trick on how to get super pretty florets.
• Eating broccoli stems too! Did you know they’re just as healthy? Chef John gives us a recipes for broccoli slaw that’s super easy.
• Broccolini, broccoli’s skinnier cousin. Toss it with olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper and roasts it for 350 for 6-7 minutes. Then once it comes out of the oven, he gives it a little squeeze of lemon.
• Eating crucifers raw with a little dip, if you’d like.
• Which veggies Chef John has in the freezer all the time for quality and ease of preparation (even non-crucifers!)

How to make cauliflower rice

You can even make it from frozen riced cauliflower, including some flavors to play with like:

• Turmeric and cumin
• Diced canned tomatoes and diced canned green chilis for something similar to a Spanish rice
• Ginger juice or fresh ginger with fresh or dried pineapple and some tamari or soy sauce
• Olive oil, black pepper and parmesan cheese
• Toss it in buffalo sauce

How to prepare bok choy, collards, cabbage and more!

• How to use “big” bok choy as well as baby bok choy
• How to prepare brussels sprouts, including roasted and raw. Chef John talks about his “famous” salad that has grilled peaches, candied nuts and a champagne vinaigrette (1 part vinegar, 2 parts neutral oil, shallot, sugar, and dijon mustard)
• How to prepare cabbage, like using it like lettuce, making a slaw, using it as a cabbage “wrap,” cutting it into wedges and grilling it
• How to make collards, like dipping them briefly in hot boiling water to use in place of a wheat wrap. Traditionally, collards are overcooked. But they don’t have to be! Chef John gives us some tricks on “better” sauteed collards and how to make it taste great (hint: vinegar is involved)

Grab The Endurance Edge Crucifers Recipe Book below, including  many of the recipes we talk about on the podcast like Mexican cauliflower rice, crispy roasted brussels sprouts, and sauteed collard greens.

In short, eat your crucifers raw or cooked. Try to get at least 1 serving per day and you’ll feel the health benefits!

 

Download 8 free Healthy Crucifers Recipes

Including many of the recipes we talk about on the podcast like Mexican cauliflower rice, crispy roasted brussels sprouts, and sauteed collard greens. Grab it for free here! (Or purchase our recipe book with over 40 crucifer recipes here!)

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