Grape and Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry Recipe

Derived from an Asian cooking technique, stir-fry is growing in popularity for its quick and easy preparation, as well as its health benefits. Foods that are stir-fried require less oil than unhealthy, deep-fried foods, and they also retain their nutrients though the use of high-temperature cooking for a very short time.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vertically sliced onion
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 cups Napa cabbage cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 2 cups halved seedless grapes
  • 4 dried shitake mushrooms, rehydrated and cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (2 teaspoon dried basil may be substituted)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Directions
Sauté onion in oil until tender. Add cabbage, grapes, mushrooms, basil, salt and pepper and stir-fry until cabbage is crisp-tender. Combine water and cornstarch; mix well and add to grape mixture. Stir-fry for about 1 minute or until sauce thickens.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/4 of stir-fry. 130 calories, 4 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 85 milligrams sodium, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 23 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams fiber, 2 grams protein.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 1; vegetables: 1; meat: 0; milk: 0; fat: 1; carbohydrate: 0; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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