Japanese mustard lettuce (Mizuna)
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Mizuna is a Japanese leafy vegetable with a mildly peppery flavour. It is related to turnip greens. There are both red and green varieties. Unlike most cabbages, mizuna does not produce heads. This is why this vegetable is also called leaf cabbage. The leaves are often thin, with frayed edges.
Also known as:
Preparation & storage
Storage
Mizuna is a fragile vegetable. You can keep this leaf cabbage in the crisper section of the fridge for 2-3 days at most.
Wrap the vegetable in some plastic wrap or damp kitchen paper.
Mizuna cannot be frozen.
Preparing
Wash the mizuna well. Dry the delicate leaves carefully. Gently pat the leaves with a kitchen paper or use a salad spinner.
It may be necessary to cut off the ends of the stalks, as they sometimes taste bitter.
Mizuna shrinks to about half its initial volume (like spinach) when briefly boiled, steamed or stir-fried.
Storage times
Raw
Refrigerated: 2-3 days
Cooked
Refrigerator: 2 days
Preparation times
Cooking: 5 - 7 minutes
Stir-frying: 3 - 5 minutes
Microwave oven: 5 - 7 minutes
Braising: approx. 10 minutes
Steaming: approx. 10 minutes
Cleaning Japanese mustard lettuce
See preparing.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation
Tip
Japanese mustard lettuce flavour
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 69 kj (17 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 1 gr |
| of which sugars | 0 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 2.3 gr |
| Protein | 2 gr |
| Salt | 0.1 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 183 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.15 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.09 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 126 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 35 mg |
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