Healthy Veggie Stir Fry with Mushrooms and Zucchini
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Recipe type: Side
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Serves: 4 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Button mushrooms - 2 cups (about 200 gms)
  • Zucchini - 1, large (about 2 cups cut pieces)
  • Bell peppers of assorted color - 2, medium (about 1 cup cut pieces)
  • Cherry tomato - 1 cup
  • Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves, minced
  • Olive or canola oil - 2 tbsp
  • Light soy sauce - 1 tbsp
  • white sesame seed - ½ tsp, toasted
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cut each button mushroom into thick slices. Do not cut them too thin.
  2. Cut the zucchini into half-moon slices keeping the thickness as much as the mushrooms.
  3. Cut bell peppers into 1-inch squares after removing all the seeds and white pith.
  4. Cut each cherry tomato into halves.
  5. Now that all veggies are prepped, heat a wok large enough to hold all the veggies and still can be stirred conveniently.
  6. Add the oil of your choice to the wok and let it warm up. You don't need to make the oil smoky hot.
  7. Now first add the mushroom slices and minced garlic. Stir-fry mushrooms on medium heat for 5 minutes until the mushrooms start to turn light golden.
  8. Next add bell peppers and zucchini. They will cook simultaneously. Keep stir-frying on medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
  9. Mushrooms will start to turn deep golden brown on the edges, zucchini and bell peppers will start to soften.
  10. Now add the cherry tomatoes. I love the tomatoes to be barely cooked or softened, so I add them at the very end. If you like them softer, add them early.
  11. Keep stir-frying the veggies for 5 more minutes on medium heat. By this time veggies will be almost cooked through.
  12. Finally add the light soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Give a final stir. Your healthy veggies stir-fry is ready to savor!
  13. Transfer to a serving platter, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top and serve with lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at http://www.flavorquotient.com/2022/11/stir-fried-mushrooms-and-zucchini-with-veggies/