In summer, you should eat more of these 6 kinds of melons to clear away heat, relieve summer heat, replenish water and moisten dryness, and adapt to the seasons to make your body 'cracking'

"Eating buds in spring and melons in summer, everyone praises the flexible legs and feet", so why do you say that? Because the older generation thinks that most melons and vegetables are slender and long, resembling legs, many old people think that "supplements the shape with the shape", and eating more melons is good for the legs and feet. In fact, from the perspective of natural factors, summer It is the season when all kinds of melons are on the market, such as loofah, paw gourd, bitter gourd, cucumber, etc. melons are rich in nutrients, and there is a saying "bitter summer" in summer. I want to eat some seasonal ingredients to supplement nutrition. Follow the season and spend the summer better and healthier;

Let me share with you 6 common melon foods, and share their common practices. Each one has its own unique nutritional value. Friends who like it can try it!

1. [Cucumber]

Cucumber is known as the "popular melon in summer", because summer is the season when cucumbers are on the market. They are high-quality and low-priced cucumbers. The price is about 1-2 yuan per catty. You can make pickled cucumbers. In short, there are many ways to eat them. Frequently eating cucumbers in summer has the effect of clearing heat, quenching thirst, diuresis and reducing swelling, because cucumbers have a good water content, and also contain fruit acids, gums and bioactive enzymes, which can promote the body’s metabolism; Share with you the most common recipe of cold cucumber - mustard cucumber;

[raw materials] cucumber, mustard, soy sauce;

【Recipe of Mustard Cucumber】

1. Prepare 2-3 chilled cucumbers, clean the skin, leave a little cucumber skin on it when peeling, not only the color will be more beautiful, but also the taste will be more crisp. Cut the cucumber into about one finger length, or you can decide the length according to your preference. After cutting the cucumber in half, cut it in half again, and cut it into cucumber strips as thick as your thumb;

2. Put the cut cucumber strips on the plate, so that the cucumbers are ready. Prepare a seasoning bowl, squeeze an appropriate amount of mustard into the bowl, pour in an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, stir well, and the dipping sauce is ready;

3. Dip the cucumber strips in the sauce, the spicy taste and the crispness of the cucumber will explode in the mouth, which is a very magical taste;

2. 【Luffa】

Loofah is known as the "beauty melon" in summer, because loofah contains B vitamins that prevent skin aging, and vitamin C that can increase skin. In fact, the effect of loofah is far more than that. Many people eat loofah in summer because It has the effect of clearing heat and relieving heat, and the method is simple. It tastes very good after being boiled or fried casually. Let me share with you a recipe of raw loofah soup;

[Raw materials] loofah, eggs, pork, cornstarch, cooking oil, salt;

【Recipe of Raw Rolled Loofah Soup】

1. Prepare loofah, pork and eggs. After the pork is cut into slices, it needs to be marinated, so that the cooked meat will be tender. Put the sliced ​​meat in a bowl, add a little water and mix it until the pork completely absorbs the water , start seasoning, add a little salt, light soy sauce, starch, mix well, and finally add a little cooking oil, this can lock the moisture in the meat slices, not only can make the meat slices more tender when cooking, but also make the meat slices better spread open;

2. Prepare shredded ginger and garlic slices. Ginger shreds can remove the fishy smell of pork and eggs, and garlic slices can increase the aroma; peel the loofah, cut off the head and tail, and cut into hob pieces. After the loofah is cut, it is easy to oxidize and change color. You can first soak in water;

3. Heat the pan, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, pour in the eggs, fry the bottom surface until it is set, turn it over, fry the eggs on both sides until they are set, divide it into small pieces with a shovel, add the prepared Stir-fry shredded ginger and garlic slices to give out the aroma. After stir-frying, add loofah and continue to stir-fry. After stirring evenly, pour hot water into it. Boiling can also prevent the loofah from discoloring;

4. After the loofah soup is boiled on high heat, add a spoonful of salt to taste, turn to low heat and add the marinated meat slices, and then stir gently after the meat slices change color to avoid desizing of the meat slices. After the meat slices change color, turn on high heat and cook the soup again Turn on, turn off the fire, and the delicious raw loofah soup is completed;

3. 【Winter melon】

As the saying goes: "One wax gourd has three treasures, and it is good for the body to eat it regularly." Winter melon is known as "the first melon in summer". It is also high, and the potassium content is also very high. Regular consumption in summer can prevent potassium deficiency caused by excessive sweating in summer; let me share with you a recipe of winter melon, barley, ribs soup;

[Raw materials] wax gourd, barley, pork ribs, sliced ​​ginger, cooking wine;

[Recipe of Winter Melon Barley Pork Rib Soup]

1. A piece of wax gourd, fried barley and some pork ribs. Chop the prepared ribs into small pieces and clean them for later use;

2. Blanch the pork ribs, add water to the pot, add the ribs, ginger slices and cooking wine to the cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam on the surface after boiling, continue to cook for 2 minutes, remove and wash in warm water;

3. Add the blanched pork ribs, fried barley and ginger slices to the casserole, add an appropriate amount of warm water, add enough water at one time, avoid adding water in the middle, boil on high heat, cook on high heat for 5 minutes after the water boils, and then turn to Simmer for 40 minutes;

4. When stewing, prepare the winter melon. After peeling and removing the seeds of the winter melon, clean it and cut it into slightly thicker slices;

5. After the ribs are stewed, the soup in the pot is obviously reduced. Poke it with chopsticks. The ribs are soft and rotten. Add wax gourd slices and a little salt. pot;

6. The nutritious but not greasy wax gourd barley pork ribs soup is completed;

4. 【Gourd】

Gourd is also one of the more common summer melon vegetables. It is also called Pugua in many places. Its taste is crisp, tender and refreshing, which is somewhat similar to the taste of watermelon rind. Gourd has high nutritional value and contains a lot of potassium. Elements, carotene, minerals, calcium, selenium and other trace elements, low in calories and diuretic, often eat a little in summer, has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving heat, and is one of the most affordable summer ingredients; let me share with you a stir-fried gourd practice;

[Raw materials] gourd, garlic, ginger, chili millet, cooking oil;

【How to stir-fry gourd】

1. The gourd that is bought or picked should be cooked as soon as possible, it will be more tender, crispy and sweet. The gourd will be peeled off, cleaned and cut in half. The seeds inside are relatively old. cut into thin strips;

2. Put the chopped gourd in a large pot, add a spoonful of salt, stir well, put it aside and marinate for 20 minutes to half an hour, kill the excess water in the gourd, after the gourd is marinated for half an hour, Some of the water has come out, add an appropriate amount of water to the water gourd, rinse off part of the salt, squeeze out the water, and set aside;

3. Heat up the pan, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, add ginger, garlic, and millet pepper, stir-fry until the aroma is released, after the aroma is released, add gourd, and continue to stir-fry over high heat;

4. Stir-fry until the gourd becomes soft, add a spoonful of salt to taste, stir-fry until the seasoning melts, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate; the delicious stir-fried gourd is complete;

5. 【Bitter melon】

Bitter gourd is one of the most common ingredients in summer. It is said that "eat a bit of bitterness in summer, but it is not bitter in summer", so bitter gourd has become the most popular "bitter" in summer. Bitter gourd has high nutritional value and is rich in Vitamins, dietary fiber, a variety of mineral elements, carotene, potassium, sodium, calcium and other trace elements, often eating bitter gourd in summer can relieve summer heat, and also has the effect of clearing away heat and purging fire; let me share with you a recipe of fried pork slices with bitter gourd practice;

[Raw materials] bitter gourd, sliced ​​meat, chili millet, garlic, salt, cooking oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar;

【Recipe of Bitter Gourd Fried Pork Slices】

1. Clean the bitter gourd that you bought home. After cleaning, cut off the head and tail, cut it in half, and dig out the white flesh inside with a spoon. If you want a less bitter taste, you must use a spoon to scrape off the white film inside. , after removing the white film, clean it, cut it into slices, and prepare some ingredients, sliced ​​lean meat, sliced ​​millet spicy, minced garlic;

2. Marinate the prepared lean meat, so that the fried meat will be more tender, add a little water and cooking wine, stir until the water and cooking wine are completely absorbed, add a little salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar for freshness, corn Starch, mix well, set aside to marinate;

3. Boil water in a pot. After the water boils, add a little salt and cooking oil, put the chopped bitter gourd in, wait for the water to boil again and remove it. After blanching, put the bitter gourd in cold water to cool it. Bitter melon reduces bitterness;

4. Heat up the pan, add edible oil, the oil temperature is 50% hot, add the sliced ​​meat, minced garlic and chili millet, stir-fry until the aroma is released, after the sliced ​​meat changes color, add the drained bitter gourd, stir-fry over high heat until the bitter gourd is completely When the color changes, add a little salt to taste, stir fry evenly and it will be out of the pan;

5. The taste is crisp, and the fragrant bitter gourd fried pork slices are ready, which is very suitable for summer;

6. 【Watermelon】

Watermelon is one of the most common fruits in summer. It has high edible value and has the effects of relieving heat, quenching thirst and diuresis. However, watermelon should not be eaten too much, especially iced watermelon. Many friends like to hold half an iced watermelon and start using a spoon Digging and eating, eating half of it at one time is too much, it is easy to cause diarrhea. It is recommended to eat one-sixth of a large watermelon each time. After cutting the watermelon, eat it as soon as possible. It is not recommended to store it in the refrigerator overnight. Breed all kinds of bacteria, the watermelon that is usually stored in the refrigerator should be wrapped with plastic wrap, and the watermelon peel should not be thrown away after eating the watermelon pulp;

Watermelon rind has high moisture content and low sugar content. Watermelon rind has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire, especially for sore mouth and tongue. Let me share with you a way to eat watermelon rind—cold watermelon rind;

[Raw materials] watermelon rind, minced garlic, millet pepper, salt, light soy sauce, mature vinegar, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar;

【The practice of cold watermelon peel】

1. Scrape off the red flesh inside the prepared watermelon rind, and scrape off the outer skin with a paring knife. For more convenient operation, you can divide the watermelon rind into pieces, leaving only the white part in the middle;

2. Cut the peeled watermelon rind into thin slices, put the cut watermelon rind in a large bowl, add a spoonful of salt, stir well, and marinate for 15 minutes to marinate the excess water in the watermelon rind. The watermelon skin will taste more crisp;

3. After the watermelon rind comes out of the water, add an appropriate amount of cool water, wash it, and clean the salt on the watermelon rind, so that you can better control the saltiness when seasoning later; after cleaning, squeeze the water from the watermelon rind and put it in a In a large pot, add minced garlic and chili millet, start seasoning, add salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and mature vinegar, and stir evenly;

4. After stirring evenly, the watermelon rind can be put on a plate, and the delicious cold watermelon rind is ready, hot and sour, crisp and appetizing;