Green Tea Sauteed Vegetables

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons red chili peppers, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of (fresh!)
• 1 teaspoon loose green tea (preferably gunpowder, see above comments**)
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 1 cup summer squash, cut into 1/4 inch diagonal slices
• 1/2 cup brewed green tea
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch chunks
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a wok or large pan over medium-high heat.
• 2 add chile pepper, lemon zest and tea leaves and saute till fragrant (about 1 minute).
• 3 add the broccoli and squash and stir-fry about 2 minutes.
• 4 add the brewed tea and bell pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 simmer until most of the liquid evaporates (about 1 minute).
• 6 serve immediately.