Although many people don't like bitter vegetables, it is healthier to eat the following four kinds of bitter vegetables in summer. 1. Bitter gourd is a delicious food in summer, which is rich in nutrients, mainly containing protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and other nutrients. Immature tender fruit as a vegetable, mature pulp can be eaten raw, cold, fried meat and grilled fish, crisp and refreshing, with unique flavor. Bitter gourd has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, clearing away heat and pathogenic factors, relieving fatigue, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang. Momordica charantia contains protein in addition to bitter quinine. It is found that protein can stimulate immune cells and has anti-cancer effect. Recommended food: balsam pear tea 1. Cut bitter gourd into pieces of 1 ~ 2mm, put it in a pot, dry fry and drain. 2. Bitter gourd turns brown after frying. After cooling, put it in a sealed can and store it in the refrigerator for 2 months. 3. Soak in hot water and drink. Drink 3-4 cups a day. Bitter gourd juice: 1. Wipe bitter gourd with silk scarf, and squeeze bitter gourd juice out of the cup with tea filter or gauze. 2. Add half a glass of water, and the amount of water can be adjusted freely. If you are afraid of being too bitter, you can add lemon juice or apple puree to adjust your taste. 2. Bitter vegetables, also known as tea, tea grass, bitter vegetables and chicory, are the whole grass of Chicory in Compositae. Bitter vegetables mainly contain carbohydrates, B vitamins, vitamin C, minerals and other nutrients. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter vegetables are bitter and cold, and have the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Li Shizhen pointed out in the book Compendium of Materia Medica: "Bitter vegetables can adjust the twelve meridians, soothe the nerves and replenish qi, strengthen the body, resist aging and improve eyesight ..." Pickled bitter vegetables are delicious to accompany meals in summer, and have the functions of refreshing the appetite, relieving summer heat and clearing the heart. Recommended eating method: bitter cold dish: seasoning: garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, sesame oil: 1. Wash bitter vegetables and blanch them in boiling water pot for 2 minutes; 2. Take it out quickly, soak it in cold water and then control the water; 3. Cut into sections and put them in a basin for later use; 4. Put the mashed garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and vinegar into a small bowl and mix well. Pour it on bitter vegetables and mix well. 3. Bitter bamboo shoots Chinese medicine believes that bitter bamboo shoots are sweet, cool but not cold, and have the effects of relieving summer heat and detoxifying, losing weight and fitness, strengthening stomach and promoting digestion. Bitter bamboo shoots are delicious food on the summer table. People usually use bitter bamboo shoots, ribs and pickles to make a pot of bitter bamboo shoots, which tastes bitter and delicious and has endless aftertaste. Recommended eating method: pork belly fried bitter bamboo shoots: you can fry with green pepper or red pepper. In order to maintain the original flavor of bitter bamboo shoots, it is not advisable to heat bitter bamboo shoots for a long time during the initial processing; You don't need to soften the bitter bamboo shoots when cooking, otherwise it will lose its flavor. If you still can't get used to its bitter taste, you can also eat it with bamboo shoots. The taste is unique, and the bitterness seems to be diluted. Cold bitter bamboo shoots: slice fresh bitter bamboo shoots and add a little salt, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil, which is extremely fragrant and bitter with sweetness. Unforgettable Baking and mixing bitter bamboo shoots: select tender bamboo shoots less than 2cm, put them in the ash of red peat with shell, cover them with ash and bake them, preferably without burning the shell; When bamboo shoots are soft and ripe, peel them into shreds, put them on a plate, and mix well with salt, red oil and sesame oil. 4. Lettuce Lettuce is also called forward dish and lettuce. Chinese medicine believes that lettuce is cool, bitter and sweet, and enters the gastrointestinal tract. Has diuretic, diaphragmatic, qi regulating, heat clearing and thirst quenching effects. It is suitable for treating dysuria, qi stagnation of spleen and stomach, anorexia, thirst and polydipsia. Lettuce can be fried or mixed. The fire exploded. Stir-fry with a little salt, marinate, and squeeze out the juice. Recommended eating method: cold lettuce: ingredients: fresh lettuce, onion, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, salt and sugar. Practice: Wash and peel the lettuce, cut it into long strips and small pieces, put it in a plate, add refined salt and stir, marinate 1 hour, decant, add monosodium glutamate and white sugar and mix well. Cut the onion into chopped green onion, sprinkle it on lettuce, add sesame oil when the pot is hot, pour it on chopped green onion when the oil is hot, and stir well. Sweet and sour lettuce raw materials: tender lettuce, tomato auxiliary materials: minced onion and garlic 25g, lemon juice (or fresh orange juice), white sugar, clear water and a little salt. Practice: 1. Remove leaves, peel and root from lettuce, wash and dice, then blanch with boiling water; Wash, peel and cut tomatoes. 2. Put the lemon juice, sugar, water and salt into a large porcelain bowl and stir well, adjust the taste, then add diced lettuce, tomato pieces and minced onion and garlic and stir well, put them in the refrigerator and keep them with you. .