Stir fry Veggies

A very yummy continental flavoured stir fry, quite quick to make...

1/3 a broccoli (or a full small one) chopped into medium sized florets
1 medium (green) zucchini thinly sliced
2 carrots peeled and cut into thin strips
a generous handful of french beans cut thinly
300 gms frozen peas soaked in water (or fresh ones that have been boiled and ready to eat)
A handful of snow peas roughly cut
Button and/or oyster mushrooms (you could use portabello as well) washed and cut into chunky pieces
a small bunch of spinach finely chopped
2 pods of garlic finely chopped or squashed
10-15 leaves of fresh basil chopped coarsely

Heat 3-5 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan. Add garlic (you may optionally add 2-3 dried red chillies as well) and cook till it turns golden brown. Add salt to taste. Add the basil leaves and stir a bit.



Next the french beans go in and cook them for about 5 minutes or so. Then the carrots snow peas and broccoli get cooked for another 5ish minutes. Next add the mushrooms, zucchini and spinach and cook for 3-4 minutes more. Last add the spinach. Let the whole thing sizzle for 2 minutes.

You may stir in some butter, or tomato puree or pesto...

Feel free to add any other veggies you fancy... bell peppers, squash, cauliflower, potatoes... whatever, don't add too much of any veggie coz otherwise that veggie overpowers the delicate basil garlic taste.

Serve piping hot with toasted wholewheat or multigrain bread. You may garnish with some shredded cheddar cheese! :)