Organic Superfoods and Local Ingredients
We love our tropical, healthy menu at Ono’s. And what’s not to love? We use local, fresh fruit and source organic superfoods like spirulina and bee pollen. We like to pack a lot of nutritional punch in all of our smoothies, bowls, and snacks and we try to go heavy on the flavor too.
But we won’t let the lemongrass grow under our feet (ahem, see what we did there?) for too long, and it’s time to add some extra wow to an already fabulous menu. This season, keep your eyes peeled and your mouth watering for some new additions like alubias, sweet potatoes and ginger.
New Fresh Ingredients
Alubia
Alubia blanca beans are also referred to as white kidney beans, and are commonly grown in Argentina. These little guys are deliciously creamy and are quick to cook up. Alubias are extremely versatile and can be used in any dish where beans are featured, such as soups salads, or just piled on a slice of french bread and drizzled with some olive oil.
High in protein and fiber and low in fat and sugar, these are a great addition to any balanced diet. Not only that, alubias are rich in magnesium, which is a mineral used to lower stress. Good stuff!
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are called camotes in Spanish, and we love their sweet taste and culinary versatility. Camotes have been used as a food source since pre-hispanic times, and even now are served in a variety of ways; roasted in their skins, served in stews, and even made into candy!
The camote is a great source of fibre and simply loaded with important vitamins and minerals such as vitamins b and c. Not only that, it’s high in an antioxidant called beta-carotene, which converts into vitamin A.
Ginger
This aromatic root is one of the healthiest spices on the planet – and we can’t get enough! Ginger is from a flowering plant originating in Southeast Asia, but there are very few corners of earth where you can’t find its distinctive flavor.
Ginger has been used as a medicinal plant for centuries, for digestive issues and in cold and flu treatments just to name a few. Research is ongoing and ginger has shown promise in anti-diabetic treatments as well as osteoarthritis! Plant power!