This delicious, exotic tasting vegetable stew is good to eat on a cold winter’s day, and it’s oh so good for you. It’s full of humble yet healthy winter vegetables including cruciferous cancer protective turnips and kohlrabi. Although the ingredient list may seem long, all the vegetables are cut into largish pieces, so it’s not that fiddly or time consuming to prepare. If treatment has left you lacking energy, these days you can find quite a selection of pre cut fresh veg at the store, so don’t hesitate to use them if they’re available.
Preparation
2. Add the turnips, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes and diced tomatoes to the broth. Mix well. Bring to a boil, cover, then turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Add the bell pepper, celery and squash. Mix in. Cook covered until the squash is just tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Add the lima beans and chickpeas. Cook until heated through. Taste for salt. Stir in the chopped herbs, cover and cook 1 minute more. Turn off the heat and let the stew steam for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf, ginger, chipotle pepper and cinnamon stick. Serve with couscous or quinoa.
Ann’s Tips and Tricks
If you can’t find kohlrabi, buy a small savoy or green cabbage. You will need about 1-pound. Cut it into quarters with the core trimmed out. Add to the stew in step 3.
If you don’t have root ginger or a cinnamon stick on hand, use 1 teaspoon each of ground ginger and cinnamon.
If you make your own chickpeas, remove any aromatics and reserve the broth to use in step 1 instead of water or commercial stock. It will give the stew extra flavor. If you used a chipotle pepper to make your beans, don’t add any more to the stew.
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