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  • Old Cucumber And Kei Chi (Wolfberry) With Gingko Nuts Soup

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    Old Cucumber And Kei Chi (Wolfberry) With Gingko Nuts Soup
    Prep: 25 min Cook: 25 min Servings: 4
    by Navaneetham Krishnan
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    profound in healing properties and taste: natural sweetness of kei chi/wolfberries, soft texture of old cucumber and contrasting crunch of lotus nuts.

    Ingredients

    • 1 medium size old cucumber - rinsed and sliced. Just scrape the
    • skin a little and leave it.
    • 100g prepared ginkgo/lotus nuts (canned or vacuum packed)
    • 2 tbsp kei chi/wolfberries - soak to soften
    • 5 Garlic - crushed
    • 1 inch ginger - sliced
    • 1/2 liter vegetable stock
    • 1 tsp black pepper seeds
    • A pinch of black pepper powder
    • 1 tbsp of oil
    • Salt for taste

    Directions

    1. Sauté ginger and garlic in oil
    2. Add pepper seeds, cucumber and stock.
    3. Stir and let it simmer over low heat.
    4. When heated through, add nuts, kei chi and salt.
    5. Simmer for another 3-4 minutes before removing from heat.
    6. Sprinkle black pepper and coriander leaves (optional) before serving

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