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Ingredients
- 1 small-medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 6-8 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 T minced ginger
- 4 good handfuls shitake mushrooms, cleaned and stems removed, thinly sliced
- 4 good handfuls of komatsuna leaves, stems removed and roughly chopped (can sub spinach)
- 10 oz bag frozen peas, or fresh equivalent
- several handfuls of snow peas if you can get them (itâs too early here so I just threw some frozen broccoli in)
- 2-3 T soy sauce
- 1 T dark sesame oil
- 1 T honey
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 330g | |
| Calories 317 | |
| Calories from Fat 50 | 16% |
| Total Fat 5.76g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat 0.86g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 1057mg | 44% |
| Potassium 555mg | 16% |
| Total Carbs 52.14g | 14% |
| Dietary Fiber 13.3g | 44% |
| Sugars 20.44g | 14% |
| Protein 16.88g | 27% |
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