Haitian Legumes? The Best Way to Add Veggies to My Diet
Haitian Legumes (legim) is a delicious stewed mix of vegetables that is well-balanced and rich in flavor. It doesn’t matter if you’re a vegan or meat lover, you will totally enjoy it. No doubt!!!
Legim is by far my favorite Haitian meal, I don’t care if I eat it every day but this is the best way of me eating tons of vegetables at the same time. I love having it with rice and black beans puree as sides.
The process of preparing this flavorful dish ” legim” requires quite a few steps ; therefore I’ll be making another post just for that. For now, I’ll share with you the ingredients to make ” Legim”.
Serves: 4
You’ll need:
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½ pound eggplant, peeled and sliced.
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½ pound cabbage, green or purple (half of a medium sized cabbage chopped up)
- Chayote ( peeled and sliced)
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½ pound carrots, diced.
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1/4 pound string beans, cut in half (if you’d like, I don’t)
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5 oz fresh spinach
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½ medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
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3 garlic cloves ( chopped)
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1 medium onion, chopped
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4 sprigs of thyme
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½ cup chopped parsley
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3 tbsp tomato paste
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1 scotch bonnet pepper (or habanero)
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water
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1/3 cup “Haitian epis” spices or dry spices. ( Will probably make a post on how to make the spice)
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1 tsp salt
- 1/8 cup of olive oil
- 2 lbs stew beef if you’re a meat lover
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