Cucumber is the best food to replenish water in summer, and its water content is the highest among all foods. Cucumber contains picrin, which has certain anticancer effect. In addition, cucumber is cool and has the effects of removing heat, benefiting water and detoxifying. Cucumber is very suitable for cold salad, such as cucumber fungus and garlic mixed with cucumber.
Practice: smash 3-5 washed cucumbers with a knife, break them into about 1.5cm by hand, put 2 teaspoons of salt and mix well for 15 minutes; Chop 3-5 pieces of garlic into garlic paste for later use; Filter the juice oozing from cucumber, then add garlic paste, sesame oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, a little sugar and monosodium glutamate and mix well to make friends who like spicy food. You can add appropriate amount of Chili oil.
Second, cold kelp silk
Kelp is cold and salty, and has the reputation of "vegetable on the sea". As an important seafood vegetable, it is particularly rich in nutrition, but its starch sulfate has the function of lowering blood fat. Kelp contains iodine, alginic acid and mannitol, which can prevent and treat goiter, cretinism, rickets and rickets. Modern pharmacological research shows that eating kelp can increase the activity of mononuclear macrophages, enhance the body's immunity and radiation resistance.
Practice: wash the kelp, cut it into filaments, cook it for half an hour, remove it and let it cool. After cooling, add garlic, sesame oil, vinegar, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings, and mix well to serve.
Third, cold lettuce
Lettuce tastes fresh and slightly bitter, which can stimulate the secretion of digestive juice and increase appetite. There are many inorganic salts and vitamins in lettuce, and the potassium content is also high, which is beneficial to controlling hypertension, and it also has an impact on people's basic metabolism and even emotional regulation. When it is hot, a plate of fresh vinegar mixed with lettuce will help to eliminate tension, relieve stress and increase appetite.
Practice: Cut lettuce into single leaves, soak them in clear water, clean them one by one, tear them into pieces by hand and put them in a deep dish. Remove the roots of onion, wash it and cut it into pieces for later use; When vegetable oil is put in the wok and cooked until it is half cooked, add onion powder and stir-fry until it is slightly yellow; Quickly remove from the fire and pour into a container. Add salt and white pepper, mix well, then cool, then pour into a lettuce dish and mix well when eating.
Fourth, cold celery
Celery is beneficial to the throat, improving eyesight and benefiting qi, enriching blood and strengthening the spleen, relieving cough and diuresis. Eating celery regularly can enhance resistance, especially in summer, people are prone to symptoms such as sore throat, oral ulcer and upset, and eating cold celery can play a certain role in alleviating it.
Practice: Pick the celery leaves, clean it, cut off the hairy roots and wash it. Cut into five long sections, blanch in a boiling water pot, sprinkle with salt and mix well. When eating, pour soy sauce, special vinegar, sesame oil, or pepper oil to make it taste longer. Don't put vinegar early, or the food will turn yellow.
Five, cold lotus root slices
Lotus root is called "spiritual root" in Compendium of Materia Medica. Eating crisp and sweet lotus root slices in hot weather not only appetizes and tastes refreshing, but also has the effect of clearing fire and moistening dryness. After blanching, the lotus root changes from cool to warm, which has the effect of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen. Ginger lotus root slices are a good choice.
Practice: Prepare salt, sugar, vinegar, Chili oil, pepper oil, sesame oil, chicken essence and garlic paste. Peel and wash fresh lotus root; Slice the washed fresh lotus root; Blanch the lotus root slices in boiling water for about one minute; Take out the lotus root slices and soak them in ice water (this step is very important and affects the taste); Add seasoning and mix well.