Longevity Spinach (Gynura) is a leafy green plant known for its mild flavor and nutritional benefits. It is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine. There are two varieties - Green (Gynura procubens) and Purple leaves (Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach).
It's often used in Southeast Asian cuisine, added to soups, stews, and salads for its health-promoting properties, including immune support and improved digestion.
It is prized for being easy to grow and rich in vitamins and antioxidants. This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.
🔵Mix ground beef with garlic, shallots, and fish sauce. 🔵Wrap spoonfuls in Lalot leaves (Piper sarmentosum - Vietnamese pepper) 🔵Pan-sear or grill, until the leaves are crisp 🔵Serve with rice or noodles
10-minute recipe Bo La Lot with a leaf youve never cooked before!
Bo La Lot recipe with Vietnamese pepper Lalot (Piper sarmentosum)
🍴 10-minute recipe Bo La Lot with a leaf you’ve never cooked before!
🌮 Forget boring tacos - this wrap will blow your mind! In Vietnam they call it Bo La Lot - beef wrapped in peppery Lalot leaves.
🌮 It started as grape leaf wraps in the Middle East, but in tropical Asia grapes don’t grow, so people swapped to Lalot. Way more flavor than grape leaves!
🌮 Grilled beef, garlic, onion, lemongrass - all can be tucked into these shiny green leaves. Smoky, juicy, and so good you’ll wonder why you didn't try it sooner! It's better than grape leaf wraps, because it has so much flavor!
🌮 Most large leaf pepper plants will work for this recipe - Vietnamese pepper Lalot (Piper sarmentosum), Betel Leaf (Piper betle), or even large leaves of the traditional Black Pepper plant (Piper nigrum).
· Preheat the grill.
· Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
· Wrap about 2 tablespoons of the mixture into each betel leaf.
· Spear 3 to 4 betel leaf wraps onto a skewer and grill until the meat is thoroughly cooked.
· Be sure to eat immediately.
🟡Whisk eggs with chopped Moringa leaves, garlic, and a dash of soy sauce. 🟡Pour into a hot pan with some cooking oil and cook for a minute or two until fluffy and golden. 🟡A green power-packed breakfast!
Moringa Omelet
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/2 cup fresh Moringa leaves (chopped)
1 small onion (chopped)
1 tomato (diced)
1 clove garlic (minced)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp oil or butter
Instructions
Beat the eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a pan, sauté onion, garlic, and tomato until soft.
Add the chopped Moringa leaves and cook for 1 minute.
Pour in the beaten eggs and cook until set, flipping once.
