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Ways to consume ginger
As ginger is beneficial to one's health, I am looking to include more of it in my diet. I eat salad quite regularly; could it be added as a form of dressing to that on top of the lettuce etc? Friends I've mentioned too think it would be too overpowering, but I think it would add flavour to what can be quite bland.
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I like to boil it to make tea or finely chop it for sitr frys and as marinade for meat and fish
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Curries, stir fry etc. I think you can get supplements?
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Are there benefits from dried ginger?
Adding ginger and orange juice to butternet squash soup makes it very tasty. |
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I like ginger
Unfortunately my most favourite form is the sugary crystallised stuff.
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I like ginger
Unfortunately my most favourite form is the sugary crystallised stuff. |
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I wouldn't add it to a salad in its raw neat state (the flavour would be too overpowering), but I would add it to a dressing, to give a slight kick.
It can be used in cakes and biscuits as well as stir-fry's and curries. |
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Your own ginger tea or lemonade could be an option.
I also would think it would be too powerful for a bog standard salad, but you could create a punchy thai or SE Asian salad and it would go nicely with the standard garlic, chilli, soy, fish sauce etc. A warm salad with rare seared red meat with a dressing with those ingredients would be nice with crunchy veg. |
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Crabbies do a nice alcoholic ginger beer, was that what you meant?
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Make some ginger bread.
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Ginger tea is nice, sweetened with a bit of honey
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I put it in my curry pastes. I also grate it into sweetened cream cheese with a squeeze of lime.
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ginger is gorgeous, i like chicken with ginger and spring onions
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A whisky mac is a nice drink to have on a cold day. It can be a welcoming hot toddy, or served cold.
Single malt whisky, a desert wine (possibly a Sauternes), honey and ginger. Warm the wine on the stove (do not boil or you will boil away the alcohol) with the honey and ginger. Make sure the flavours have infused sufficiently and add the whisky. Simmer gently for a short while and serve in a glass goblet. You might want to vary the recipe slightly, with some freshly grated nutmeg, cinnamon or some lemon juice. Or, with Cristmas approaching, why not a mulled wine: A bottle of red wine, preferably full bodied such as a Merlot, Bordeaux/Claret, or a Cabernet Sauvignon Two measures of a sweet liqueur such as Grand Marnier, Kirsch or Cointreau An orange Half a lemon Lots of honey Ground ginger or finely grated fresh root ginger A stick of cinnamon A small vanilla pod Star anise A couple of bay leaves A nutmeg (crushed) You might want to perhaps add some cardamon to give it extra kick, but not my tastes. Cut the orange and lemon into six wedges. Stud the orange pieces with the cloves and place all ingredients (except for the wine, liqueur and star anise) into a pan. pour the some wine over the ingredients, enough to just cover the contents. Gently simmer for about ten minutes, until you have a syrup. Add the wine, liqueur and star anise and warm for about five minutes and serve by pouring through a tea strainer, into handled glass goblets. Both these recipes do not have to be exact, they should be made to your own tastes. |
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I've got some ginger nuts in my drawer so I'm going to say home made ginger biscuits?
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sushi ginger is yummy on it's own.
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Thanks everyone for all your replies and ideas. I did try it on my salad, but I thinkn I used too much root ginger, because it was quite strong. I'll give it one more go, but using less, and if I don't like that, I'll continue to make a ginger and lemon drink.
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Unfortunately my most favourite form is the sugary crystallised stuff.