Are you looking for a simple, comforting but balanced dish to prepare quickly this evening? Look no further. On the networks, Ysaline Benakli, dietitian nutritionist, shared a recipe for Japanese ramen on January 19, which is completely accessible. To reproduce at home.
Why is ramen a perfect option for your health?
Behind this Japanese dish, which we know well in Europe today, lies a treasure: ramen is more than a soup, it is a complete meal! It presents pasta (starchy foods), proteins (meat or fish), vegetables and spices in a bowl. Enough to provide you with all the nutrients necessary for a balanced meal. In addition, the broth, which makes this dish a success, provides flavor, comfort and a good dose of hydration.
Some ramen recipes also include miso, a fermented soy-based preparation that enriches the dish with proteins and ferments. Others add seaweed, which also adds a good source of fiber, minerals and vitamins.
The only downside to this dish: be careful with the amount of salt. Because between the ingredients, the seasoning and the broth the quantities can quickly become excessive. Let us remember, excess salt consumption is today recognized as one of the risk factors for high blood pressure and therefore cardiovascular disease.
A nutritionist’s balanced recipe
A few days ago on Instagram, dietician-nutritionist Ysaline Benakli shared her own recipe which she claims she can make in 5 minutes, focusing everything on balance.
To make this ramen recipe for one person, here are the ingredients. (Note that “the quantities must be adapted to each person”, she indicates):
- 50 g Asian noodles;
- 2 mushrooms:
- 1/4 leek white:
- 1 small grated carrot;
- 1 fresh onion;
- 1 teaspoon of miso paste;
- 1 to 2 teaspoons of vegetable broth powder;
- 100g shrimp (or another protein source such as chicken or tofu);
- 1/2 lime juice;
- Water to the level of the vegetables;
- A few sesame seeds;
- Fresh parsley or fresh coriander.
The expert recommends a recipe in several simple steps that can be found in the video:
- Cut the mushrooms, the whites of the leeks, the fresh onion and the herbs into small pieces;
- In a saucepan, place the Asian noodles, mushrooms, carrots, leeks and onion;
- Add a teaspoon of miso paste, as well as one to two teaspoons of vegetable stock powder;
- Add water up to the level of the vegetables. Then bring to the boil and cook for the time indicated on the noodles (this can range from 5 to 10 minutes);
- Finally, serve the preparation in a bowl (or deep plate) and add the previously prepared proteins (shrimp, chicken or tofu), fresh herbs and sesame seeds.
All you have to do is enjoy your soup hot!