Enjoy Asian veggies with a delicious oyster sauce

Looking to add an Asian flair to your veggie side dishes? The soy sauce, oyster sauce, lime juice, garlic, ginger, and basil in this recipe will infuse your meal with the taste of Thailand.

This tasty side dish takes 20 minutes to prepare and just 6 to cook. It serves 8. Here's what you'll need:

• 15 ml (1 tbsp) low-sodium soy sauce
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) oyster sauce
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) freshly squeezed lime juice
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) sugar
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) canola oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 serrano or jalapeño peppers, seeded and thinly sliced diagonally
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 medium red pepper, seeded and cut into small pieces
• 110 g (4 oz) snow peas
• 1 long Japanese eggplant, cut into small cubes
• 110 g (4 oz) mushrooms, stems removed and caps cut into wedges
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger
• 3 small heads baby bok choy, cored and thinly sliced
• 125 ml (1⁄2 cup) loosely packed basil leaves, cut into thin shreds

1. Combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, lime juice, and sugar in a small bowl.
2. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chili peppers and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the scallion, red pepper, snow peas, eggplant, mushroom, and ginger and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the bok choy and stir-fry until wilted (about 1 minute). Add the soy mixture. Stir-fry until all of the vegetables are crisp and tender (about 1 minute). Stir in the basil and serve immediately.

This veggie-packed dish is low in calories and high in flavour. Here's what each serving contains:

• 78 Calories
• 3 g Protein
• 4 g Fat (including 0 g saturated fat)
• 0 mg Cholesterol
• 9 g Carbohydrates (including 4 g fibre)
• 128 mg Sodium

• Asian oyster sauce, which is made from boiled oysters, doesn't have a fishy flavour. There are also many vegetarian brands on the market made from mushrooms that can be used with equal success.
• In addition to its culinary virtues, garlic has a long history of healing and curing. It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal qualities that help keep the immune system in good shape.
• A single clove of garlic contains the phytochemical allicin (which may help to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of cancer), calcium, potassium, and about 5 calories.

Veggies are incredibly good for you and an important part of every diet. But they can also feel boring or bland. This recipe fixes those issues and turns vegetables from an afterthought into one of the tastiest things on your plate.