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Steamed Vegetables with Sardines (Diabetes-Friendly & Heart-Healthy)
Steamed Vegetables with Sardines (Diabetes-Friendly & Heart-Healthy)
Ingredients
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- 1 medium carrot — sliced into thin rounds
- ½ medium cabbage — shredded or chopped
- 1 handful spinach or ugu leaves — optional, for extra greens
- 1 small onion — sliced
- 1 clove garlic — crushed, optional
- 1 tbsp olive oil — for finishing
- 1 can sardines in water or olive oil — drained
- 1 pinch salt — to taste
- 1 pinch black pepper — to taste
- ½ tsp ginger powder — optional, for flavor & anti-inflammatory benefit
- 1 tbsp lemon juice — to drizzle before serving
Instructions
- 1Wash and chop all vegetables.
- 2In a steaming basket or pot, steam broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, and cabbage for about 5–7 minutes until tender but still slightly crisp.
- 3Add spinach/ugu leaves in the last 1–2 minutes of steaming.
- 4In a small pan, warm sardines gently (if using canned in water, you can add a teaspoon of olive oil for flavor).
- 5Combine steamed vegetables in a bowl, season lightly with salt, pepper, and ginger.
- 6Place sardines on top of the vegetables.
- 7Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice before serving.