凉拌枸杞蜂蜜鲜山药 -- Wolfberry, Honey and Chinese Yam Cold Dish -- 【素食厨房】食谱设计、菜肴制做 / 名厨蔡源经

4人份

用料：

余仁生 Maruka 15 蜂蜜 2汤匙

新鲜山药 500克

白醋 2汤匙

枸杞子 2汤匙

清水 1汤匙

做法

新鲜山药去皮洗净后，切成条状或片。加入白醋稍微腌制2分钟后，洗净并开水龙头，用流动的小水漂水至少约30分钟后沥干，包上保鲜膜放入冰箱冷冻待用。

把枸杞子浸泡约5分钟后倒掉水洗净，接着加入清水1汤匙用搅拌机搅打成泥状，取出放入冰箱冷冻待用。

食用时，取出鲜山药摆放盘中。在小碗中加入蜂蜜和枸杞泥搅匀，可淋在山药面上或蘸着吃。

温馨贴士：把山药去皮前，最好先戴上塑胶手套，避免被溢出的粘液沾上，引起皮肤痕痒。如果被沾上山药的粘液，可涂搽食醋即可止痒。

营养贴士：新鲜山药可榨汁饮用，蔡师傅巧思的把新鲜山药制成嫩脆的开胃小菜，配搭蜂蜜枸杞泥蘸吃，别有一番滋味。山药又称为淮山，有健脾补肺，开胃消滞，滋养肝胃的食疗功能；而枸杞子更是滋补肺肾，养精明目的中药。

serves 4

Ingredients

2 tbsp Eu Yan Sang Manuka Honey 15

500g fresh Chinese yam

2 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp wolfberry

1 tbsp water

Method

Peel Chinese yam and rinse, cut into strips or slices. Add vinegar and marinate for 2 mins, then rinse under water tap. Soak in slow running water for at least 30 mins and drain. Wrap with cling film and keep into refrigerator for later use.

Soak wolfberry for 5 mins. Pour the water out and rinse, then blend with 1 tbsp water to become paste. Remove and keep into refrigerator for later use.

To serve: Remove fresh Chinese yam and arrange onto serving plate. Mix honey and wolfberry paste into small bowl, pour it onto Chinese yam or serve as dipping sauce.

Tips: Wear plastic gloves before peeling Chinese yam to avoid coating mucus in yam which causing itchy skin. Apply vinegar on skin to relieve itching if your skin is accidentally coated.

Nutritional Tips: Fresh Chinese yam can be squeezed for juice. Chef Chua turned fresh Chinese yam into appetizing crisp serve with honey wolfberry dipping sauce by using his own creativity. Chinese yam also known as huai shan. It helps to strengthen the spleen and lungs, whet appetite, moisten liver and stomach and have a good therapeutic function. Wolfberry is a traditional herb which helps to nourish lungs and kidneys, improve eyesight.