miso lemon roasted broccoli

You'll want to try this! 

Miso is a wonder, not just for it's flavor but the digestive health benefits are what really stand out. 

Miso is a healthy, probiotic food that helps support digestion by adding beneficial microorganisms to your digestive tract.  Nutritionally, miso paste is rich in several of the B-complex vitamins and contains essential minerals, including calcium, iron, zinc, copper and magnesium.

Miso fermentation helps improve the body's ability to digest and absorb foods. Miso also contains probiotics that can promote gut health and digestion.  Having a healthy gut flora is very important because it helps defend your body against toxins and harmful bacteria. It also improves digestion and reduces gas, constipation and antibiotic-related diarrhea or bloating. 

Oryzae is the main probiotic strain found in miso. Research shows that the probiotics in this condiment may help reduce symptoms linked to digestive problems including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 

Read more here. 

Here's the recipe!  

Ingredients: 

• two heads fresh broccoli
• one pepper (orange, red) 
• two tablespoons olive oil 
• one tablespoon miso paste 
• 1/2 cup / 3/4 head sliced raw red cabbage 
• crushed black pepper 

Directions: 

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
2. Rinse and chop broccoli and slice pepper into strips 
3. Place broccoli and pepper slices into a container with a top, and add olive oil and miso paste.  Secure top tightly and shake a few minutes to evenly coat all vegetables.  
4. Lay vegetables flat on a baking sheet and squeeze lemon and add crushed black pepper 
5. Roast for 25 minutes 
6. While vegetables are roasting, slice up about half a cup of raw red cabbage and coat with some olive oil, lemon and crushed black pepper 
7. Once vegetables are roasted to your liking, take them out and serve on top of cabbage salad. 
8. Enjoy! 

More Miso Please: Shalane Flanagan's Lemon Miso Dressing