Kohlrabi

In this week’s organic vegetable box I found a kohlrabi, another vegetable that I hadn’t cooked before. Today I made a delicious spicy soup, here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 white onion
1 garlic clove
1 dried red chilli
1 kohlrabi
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 slice of ginger
1 tsp of coriander powder
Coriander or parsley leaves
Salt and pepper

Preparation:
Fry the onions, chilli and garlic, all finely chopped, in the olive oil until soft.
Add the diced kohlrabi and cook until soft.
Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger (I normally use the garlic crusher to crush the ginger, instead of chopping it), coriander powder, salt and pepper, and simmer for about ten minutes.
Mash and add the chopped coriander or parsley before serving.

I also learned that kohlrabi is very healthy: it is an excellent source of vitamin C, B6, folic acid, magnesium, copper and potassium. Kohlrabi is good for diabetics because it helps to stabilise the levels of sugar in the blood. It is low in calories and high on fibre.