Broccoli with Sesame-Miso Sauce
Steamed broccoli with a blended garlic-tahini-miso sauce, garnished with sesame seeds.
From The How Not to Age Cookbook
Ingredients
- broccoli florets
- roasted garlic
- tahini
- white miso paste
- rice vinegar
- date sugar
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the Roasted Garlic, tahini, miso paste, vinegar, date sugar, and 3 tablespoons of water, and blend until smooth.
- For a thinner sauce, add a little more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until your desired consistency is reached.
- Set aside.
- Lightly steam the broccoli in a metal steamer basket over an inch (2.5cm) or so of boiling water in a covered saucepan or pot until it’s bright green and just tender, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the broccoli to a serving bowl, spoon the sauce over it, sprinkle with the sesame seeds, and serve.
Active Compounds
Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.
- SulforaphaneFrom: Broccoli
- Nicotinamide MononucleotideFrom: Broccoli
- GlucosinolatesFrom: Broccoli
- Indole-3-CarbinolFrom: Broccoli
- Vitamin CFrom: Broccoli
- Vitamin KFrom: Broccoli
- SesaminFrom: Sesame Seeds
- SesamolFrom: Sesame Seeds
- CalciumFrom: Sesame Seeds
- MagnesiumFrom: Sesame Seeds
May Support
Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.
- DNA DamageProtects against · via Broccoli
- InfluenzaProtects against · via Broccoli
- Prostate cancerReduces risk of · via Broccoli
- Insulin resistanceImproves · via Broccoli
- Lung CancerProtects against · via Broccoli
- Breast cancerProtects against · via Broccoli
- CancerReduces risk of · via Broccoli
- OsteoarthritisProtects against · via Sulforaphane
- Cognitive declineImproves · via Sulforaphane
- CataractsProtects against · via Sulforaphane
- Type 2 diabetesImproves · via Sulforaphane
- Autism Spectrum DisorderImproves · via Sulforaphane
- AgingProtects against · via Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
- Age-Related NAD+ DeclineProtects against · via Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
- Hip FractureProtects against · via Vitamin C
- Upper Respiratory Tract InfectionImproves · via Vitamin C
- WrinklesImproves · via Vitamin C
- Varicose VeinsProtects against · via Vitamin C
- Common coldProtects against · via Vitamin C
- Skin AgingProtects against · via Vitamin C
- Cardiovascular DiseaseProtects against · via Vitamin C
- High blood pressureProtects against · via Vitamin C
- Adrenal BurnoutAddresses · via Vitamin C
- OsteoporosisProtects against · via Vitamin K
- Knee OsteoarthritisImproves · via Sesame Seeds
- DepressionProtects against · via Sesame Seeds
- InflammagingProtects against · via Magnesium
- Cellular senescenceProtects against · via Magnesium
- Nutritional DeficiencyAddresses · via Magnesium
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