This week is the finale of the The Medicinal Cooking Collective challenge.

We've been asked to create recipes that support the health of our kidneys and bladder. In Chinese medicine we are guided to look to the element water and the color blue and black.

I know the idea of blackberries and beetroot might sound like an odd pairing but you'll just have to trust me on this one. This recipe was a feast for the eyes and belly. I am so pleased with how it turned out and can't wait to share it with you.

Before I get to the recipe I just want to thank @eco-alex for inspiring and encouraging me to stretch my culinary creativity when it comes to medicinal cooking. I have truly enjoyed participating in this series of challenges.

Today we gathered sun kissed beets, blackberries and other vegetables from the garden, tossed it in our cast iron pan and created a dish filled with drama. The black wild rice paired with the deep red beets, the dark blackberries and the hints of green felt a bit like plating up a piece of art work. It was so dramatic!

This dish was a pleasure to feast upon and was a delight for the eyes - not to mention it happens to be really good for your overall health and wellness and specifically good for supporting healthy kidneys and bladder.

This is the time of year when my fingers are berry stained for weeks. So good!

Blackberry & Beetroot Stir Fry Recipe

Ingredients

Stir-fry Ingredients

a generous cup of blackberries
2 beets
1 small onion
3 sticks of celery
a cup of peas
10 fresh green beans
a small bunch of beet leaves, chard and other greens and stems
whatever other fresh vegetables you fancy!
ginger ( a thumb sized piece diced or grated)
2 cloves garlic
Organic cooking oil (we used avocado)

Sauce

6 Tbsp Soy sauce
3 Tbsp Wine vinegar or fruit vinegar (We used raspberry)
a spoon of honey

Rice

1 cup of wild rice

Directions

Wash and chop up all the vegetables and greens
meanwhile get your pot of rice cooking. Wild rice can take a while to cook. It takes me about 30 minutes.
Heat a skillet or wok add some oil and toss in the onions garlic and ginger and sautée on low for a few minutes. This will infuse the flavours into your oil.
Turn up the heat, add the vegetables that need the longest cooking time (beets, green beans, etc) stir and sautée for about 10 minutes.
Mix together the soy sauce, honey and vinegar to make a cooking sauce.
Add the remaining vegetables, greens and blackberries along with the sauce. Sautée for a few minutes.
Serve steaming hot with wild rice and some extra sauce if desired.

Enjoy!

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The Medicinal Gourmet Cooking Collective: Blackberry & Beetroot Stir Fry