Grilled Baby Bok Choy Dressed in Soy Garlic Sauce

Bok choy is a cabbage like asian vegetable that comes in stalks, I prefer baby bok choy but it is more difficult to find (I can usually find it at Whole Foods). Bok choy and baby bok choy taste pretty much identical, baby bok choy is just smaller and I think a bit more tender. Bok choy is great because it absorbs the flavor of anything you choose to use as a marinade. It is also tasty if you simply brush with a little bit of olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Tonight for dinner I made healthy shrimp fried rice and decided to grill up some bok choy using an asian marinade to compliment the flavors in the rice. It turned out wonderful, I ate 3 whole stalks! (6 halves) :)! eat as much grilled bok choy as you'd like, it's a healthy and filling side because of the water content of the vegetable which fills you up without filling you out! 

Grilled Baby Bok Choy Dressed in Soy Garlic Sauce

Serves 4-6, Total Time 35 minutes

6 heads baby Bok Choy washed and sliced in half lengthwise

1/2 cup rice wine vinegar

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 T olive oil or toasted sesame oil (personal choice)

4-5 cloves chopped garlic

2 t fresh grated ginger 

1 t honey (optional)

Combine all ingredients and lay bok choy flat side down in marinade and let marinate for 15 minutes. Turn bok choy over and let sit another 15 minutes. If you have a large enough container with a cover it works great because you can just flip it over to marinate the flip side. Preheat Grill to high heat. Lay bok choy flat side down on grill and close the hood for 2-3 minutes or until grill marks form. Flip and close hood for another 2-3 minutes or until bok choy are charred nicely on both sides. 

Here is the link to Ellie Krieger's Sesame Shrimp Fried Rice with Cabbage that I served with the grilled bok choy. I followed the recipe exactly. This fried rice is easy, healthy, and way more delicious than any chinese takeout I've had! This would also be good with chicken, beef, pork, or no meat if you are a vegetarian.