As the goji fruit is quickly growing in popularity for its health
benefits, there are increasingly ingenuous ways to enjoy this favorite
Asian fruit. As a food product. Goji is available fresh, dried or
in juice form. There are many goji recipes to help you incorporate
goji as part of your usual health diet.
Some goji berry recipes are simple and require no cooking whatsoever.
Goji trail mix involves throwing goji berries in with other dried
fruits and grains for a delicious on the go snack.
Goji bars require no cooking, and is one of the
most popular goji berry recipes. You can simply throw a few goji berries
into your salads, just as you would dried cranberries or raisins.
Or you can stir goji berries into your favorite ice cream, whether
it is vanilla or rocky road.
Some goji berry recipes are more elaborate, such as goji berry, blueberry
and peach pie or goji berry compote. However, cooking with goji need
not be difficult; you can use goji the way you use raisins and other
dried fruits in cooking. Try putting goji berries into your chicken
or duck marinade, or add goji juice. Many people use raisins and dried
cranberries in rice dishes, so why not add goji berries instead?
Goji fruit and juice can be frozen to make an excellent goji sorbet.
There are great goji berry recipes for kids,
including simple goji cicles. Just pour goji juice into an ice cube
tray, and stick toohpicks in to serve as popsicle sticks. You can
also make chewy goji bars. Take your usual recipe for fruit and nut
bars and add goji berries to the mixture. You might want to blend
your own goji smoothies from berries and juice. Goji is such a versatile
fruit that it can be adapted and incorporated into your favorite recipes.
You might want to create your own goji berry recipe collection on
index cards and swap your favorites with friends.
