Creative Ways to Incorporate Bitter Leaf into Your Diet

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### Clever Ways to Eat More Bitter Leaves


Bitter leaf, or Vernonia amygdalina, is a green leafy vegetable common in most African kitchens because of its sharp bitter taste and innumerable benefits. Cowpea leaves contain antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals; therefore, bitter leaf extract has been used in the treatment of ailments such as digestive complications, hypertension, and diabetes for centuries. Nevertheless, due to its intensely bitter flavor, many individuals avoid cooking with bitter leaf. Well, the good news is that you can actually effectively and deliciously incorporate use of bitter leaf into your diet in non-obtrusive ways. This is a solution to a unique problem; how to appreciate the health benefits and flavour of the plant without exaggerating all the bitterness in the plant. Here are some inventive constructs that make use of its stereospecificity merits and advantages.


### 1. **Smoothy Making With Bitter Leaf**

One of the ways to enjoy bitter leaf while eliminating the concern of its bitter flavor is by throwing it into the blender and making a smoothie out of it. Together with the leaves one can use fruits which tend to be sweet in nature in order to cushion the bitter taste.


**Ingredients:**

- 1 cup of fresh bitter leaf (washed and cut into small pieces)

- 1 banana 

- 1/2 cup of pineapple or any other preferred fruit like mango or apple

- Honey or agave syrup for sweetening (1 tablespoon)

- Coconut water or normal water (1/2 cup)

- Ice Cubes (optional)


**Instructions:**

1. Wash the bitter leaf very well to lessen the ugly bitterness that is common to this leaf.

2. Place the bitter leaf, fruits, honey, and coconut water in the blender.

3. Blend the mixture until smooth and add water to obtain the desired consistency, if necessary.

4. Transfer the contents into a glass and feel free to consume the delicious and healthy smoothie.


### 2. **Bitter Leaf Salad**

Going ahead with the addition of bitter leaf into a salad may be an interesting way to an extent of adding a bit of bitterness but then it may be brushed off by the other ingredients. One can add it to other greens with less bitterness to tone down the bitter taste or mix

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